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Confirmation and characterization of interspecific hybrids of Passiflora L. (Passifloraceae) for ornamental use

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Three new varieties of Passiflora hybrids were developed from crosses between P. sublanceolata J. M. MacDougal (ex P. palmeri var. sublanceolata Killip) versus P. foetida var. foetida L. Twenty putative hybrids were analyzed. Hybridizations were confirmed by RAPD and SSR markers. The RAPD primer UBC11 (5′-CCGGCCTTAC-3′) generated informative bands. The SSR primer A08FP1 amplified species-specific fragments and heterozygote status was observed with the two parent bands 240 and 280 bp. The molecular markers generated by primers were analyzed in terms of the presence or absence of specific informative bands. The morphological characterization of the hybrids enabled their differentiation into three groups, identified as: (1) Passiflora ‘Alva’, composed of five hybrid plants with white flowers, large corona, light purple filaments at base, white and purple/white banding to apex; (2) P. ‘Aninha’, composed of six hybrid plants with pale pink flowers, corona filaments reddish/purple at base, white, purple/white banding to apex; (3) P. ‘Priscilla’, composed of nine hybrid plants with white flowers, small corona, filaments dark purple at base, white and purple to apex. The genomic homology of parent plants was verified by cytogenetic analysis. Both parents were 2n = 22. Meiosis was regular in genitors and hybrids. Aneuploidy was observed at hybrid groups P. ‘Alva’ and P. ‘Priscilla’ (2n = 20). Other authors had already observed the same number of chromosomes for some P. foetida genotypes. Obtaining valuable interspecific hybrids opens up new perspectives to offer opportunities in agribusiness for producers and to arouse the interest of consumers into using passion flowers in the Brazilian ornamental plant market.

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The authors wish to thank Programa de Pós-Graduação em Produção Vegetal and Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) for the scholarship of the first author; Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado da Bahia (FAPESB), Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) and Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz (UESC) for financially supporting the research; Dr. Armando Carlos Cervi (Universidade Federal do Paraná—PR, Brazil) and Dr. Luiz Carlos Bernacci (Instituto Agronômico—Campinas, SP, Brazil) for the taxonomic identification of parents.

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  1. Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz (UESC), Pavilhão Jorge Amado, Rod. Ilhéus-Itabuna, Km 16, Ilhéus, BA, 45662-000, Brazil

    Eileen Azevedo Santos, Margarete Magalhães Souza, Priscilla Patrocínio Abreu, Alex-Alan Furtado de Almeida & Jôsie Cloviane de Oliveira Freitas

  2. Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa Cerrados), Rodovia Brasília-Fortaleza, BR020, Km 18 73310-970, Planaltina, DF, Caixa Postal, 08223, Brazil

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Santos, E.A., Souza, M.M., Abreu, P.P. et al. Confirmation and characterization of interspecific hybrids of Passiflora L. (Passifloraceae) for ornamental use. Euphytica 184, 389–399 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-011-0607-7

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