Open AccessHybridization between Brassica insularis Moris and B. balearica Pers
Author(s) -
SNOGERUP SVEN,
PERSSON DORIS
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
hereditas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1601-5223
pISSN - 0018-0661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1601-5223.1983.tb00890.x
Subject(s) - biology , meiosis , genome , genetics , hybrid , evolutionary biology , gene , botany
After several attempts 3 hybrids were produced. The meiosis indicates that B. balearica is an amphiploid having one B . oleracea genome of 9 chromosomes and another, as yet unidentified genome of 7 chromosomes. The taxonomic position of B . balearica is discussed.