Table 14. The viability of hybrids obtained from crosses between species from Musa and Rhodochlamysa Male parent ac ba bj it la or sa ve Female parent Musa weak weak - inviable fairly vigorous vigorous vigorous barely viable seedlings weak, but acuminata (ac) vigorous if plants reach maturity balbisiana (ba) vigorous fairly vigorous inviable vigorous weak - inviable very weak seedlings weak but vigorous if plants survive basjoo (bj) weak - inviable inviable fairly vigorous weak inviable very poor crossing difficult germination itinerans (it) fairly vigorous inviable weak - inviable weak inviable inviable weak inviable – Rhodochlamys vigorous moderately weak weak inviable very. poor fairly vigorous laterita (la) vigorous germination ornata (or) vigorous weak - inviable inviable inviable seedlings weak but inviable Vigorous vigorous if plants survive sanguinea (sa) barely viable weak - inviable very poor inviable very poor inviable Weak germination germination velutina (ve) seedlings weak fairly vigorous crossing difficult weak - inviable poorly vigorous weak - inviable vigorous a Adapted from Simmonds (1962)
Table 14. The viability of hybrids obtained from crosses between species from Musa and Rhodochlamysa Male parent Female parent ac ba bj it la or sa ve Musa acuminata (ac) weak weak - inviable fairly vigorous vigorous vigorous barely viable seedlings weak, but vigorous if plants reach maturity balbisiana (ba) vigorous fairly vigorous inviable vigorous weak - inviable very weak seedlings but vigorous if plants survive weak basjoo (bj) weak - inviable inviable fairly vigorous weak inviable very poor germination crossing difficult itinerans (it) fairly vigorous inviable weak - inviable weak inviable inviable weak – inviable Rhodochlamys laterita (la) vigorous moderately vigorous weak weak inviable very. poor germination fairly vigorous ornata (or) vigorous weak - inviable inviable inviable seedlings weak but vigorous if plants survive inviable Vigorous sanguinea (sa) barely viable weak - inviable very poor germination inviable very poor germination inviable Weak velutina (ve) seedlings weak fairly vigorous crossing difficult weak - inviable poorly vigorous weak - inviable vigorous a Adapted from Simmonds (1962)
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