VEGETATIVE AND FLORAL CHARACTERS OF PETUNIA SPECIES HYBRIDS AS RELATED TO THE ORIGIN OF PETUNIA HYBRIDA
- 1 September 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Genetics and Cytology
- Vol. 23 (3) , 557-564
- https://doi.org/10.1139/g81-061
Abstract
Three vegetative and 6 floral characters of P. axillaris (Lam.) B.S.P., P. inflata Fries, P. parodii W.C.S. and P. violacea Lindl., their reciprocal hybrids and 14 P. hybrida Vilm. cultivars were measured and comparisons made to gain further information on the origin of the garden petunia. Evaluation of the floristic data plus flower color requirements and breeding behavior excluded P. parodii as a possible ancestor. P. axillaris crossed with P. inflata produced hybrids that may account for the range of variability observed in the cultivars, flower color array and introduction of self-incompatability genes.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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