Claim · model-written summary
The F1 hybrids studied were sterile.
- Taxon
- Abelmoschus
Abelmoschust0 - Material
- The various F1 hybridse4
- Outcome
- sterilee4
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Species of Abelmoschus”
e4“The various F1 hybrids studied were sterile; fruits were formed which were, however, either seedless or developed only a few empty seeds”
Title
B. P. Pal; H. B. Singh; Vishnu Swarup Botanical Gazette 1952. doi:10.1086/335734
Other claims from this paper (11)
- Observation The studied Abelmoschus species constitute a distinct taxonomic unit.
- Observation A. tuberculatus is more nearly related to A. esculentus than any other species studied.
- Observation A. manihot followed A. tuberculatus in relatedness to A. esculentus.
- Observation A. ficulneus is only distantly related to A. esculentus.
- Observation The other four species readily crossed with each other and formed normal viable seeds.
- Observation Crosses with A. ficulneus produced only shriveled or empty seeds.
- Observation F1 hybrid fruits were seedless or developed only a few empty seeds.
- Observation Backcrosses and crosses among the hybrids failed to produce viable seeds.
- Observation Some useful characters of wild Abelmoschus species have been indicated.
- Observation A new species, A. tuberculatus, is described.
- Observation A. manihot var. pungens is a variety of A. manihot.