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Festuca and Dactylis, apparently phylogenetically remote genera, have been crossed. Using the embryo rescue technique, Matzk (1981) was able to produce a viable pentaploid hybrid (2n = 5x = 35) between F. arundinacea and D. Glomerata. The F1hybrid was vigorous but sterile and showed characteristic features of both parents. Its inflorescence was intermediate between the two parents. Although this hybrid was completely sterile and could not be backcrossed onto either parent, it may be possible to transfer genes across the two genera in the future.
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Jauhar, P.P. (1993). Intergeneric Hybridization, Genome Relationships, and Plant Improvement. In: Cytogenetics of the Festuca-Lolium Complex. Monographs on Theoretical and Applied Genetics, vol 18. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84086-9_12
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