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Table 1 Success of crosses between C. tinctorius and relatives of the Carthamus-Carduncellus complex

From: Introgression potential between safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) and wild relatives of the genus Carthamus

 

Male parent

Female parent

C. oxyacanthus c

C. palaestinus

C. leucocaulos

C. glaucus

C. lanatus

C. turkestanicus

C. creticus

C. tinctorius

C. oxyacanthus (n = 12) c

6% (6)

      

2/14% (32)

C. palaestinus (n = 12)

 

15% (9)

     

38% (84)

C. leucocaulos (n = 10)

  

68% (28)

    

67% (92)a

C. glaucus (n = 10)

   

16% (6)

   

18% (40)

C. lanatus (n = 22)

    

49% (28)

  

17% (26)a

C. turkestanicus (n = 32)

     

54% (58)

 

0.3% (1)b

C. creticus (n = 32)

      

55% (22)

2% (3)

C. tinctorius (n = 12)

15/23% (82)

31% (86)

14% (23)a

41% (67)

29% (55)a

0%

0%

40% (131)

  1. Calculation of success rate: (# seeds produced/# crosses attempted) × 100. Number in brackets is the number of seeds harvested.
  2. a sterile F1 plants
  3. b no F1 plants
  4. c C. oxyacanthus genotypes PI 426427/PI 426477