On Apr 30, 6:17 pm, mleblanca wrote:
On Apr 29, 10:34 pm, Billy wrote:







In article ,
"David E. Ross" wrote:
In article
,
Billy wrote:

When there is SUCCESSFUL cross-pollination, the seeds might produce
plants that are a hybrid between the two parents. But the fruit
containing those seeds is true to the parent on which that fruit grows.

For example, you can't get a tangelo growing on a grapefruit tree that
was pollinated by a tangerine. Instead, you get a grapefruit whose
seeds might produce a tangelo tree.

But tangerine and grapefruit are both of the genus citrus unlike
genera Capsicum and Solanum. They are of the same family but to my
understanding that isn't enough. Anyone have information (not opinions)
to add?
--

- Billy

Yes two genera can be crossed to produce a hybrid, Example Heucherella
from
Heuchera and Tiarella.
It is very unlikely to occur naturally, but with man's help, yes.
Genera need to share the same chromosome number.

Seewww.arhomeandgarden.org/plantof the week/articles/Heucherella.htm

Emilie

Sorry, can't keep my thumb off the space bar

http://www.arhomeandgarden.org/plant...eucherella.htm

m