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Bromeliaceae are tropical ornamentals with a variety of colors and inflorescence shapes. Leaves with spined margins are characteristic for the genus Aechmea. Crosses between spineless and spined Aechmea cultivars were attempted in order to obtain a spineless offspring. Crossing spined and spineless genotypes resulted in a progeny with on average 50% spineless plants. The hybrids of two spineless plants had on average 75% spineless leaves. This indicated that the spineless character was dominant. Homozygous plants were selected; these plants are interesting for further breeding and propagation by seed.
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Vervaeke, I., Wouters, J., Stichelbout, L. et al. Inheritance of spineless leaves in Aechmea (Bromeliaceae). Euphytica 134, 47–49 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026170602524
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