Crop wild relative in the mainstream

Isn’t it amazing that the internet is going crazy over the blooming of a crop wild relative?

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2 Replies to “Crop wild relative in the mainstream”

Which C in CWR? Calla, Anthurium…? Are they crossable? What trait would we want to transfer?!? ;>))

Luigi Guarino says:

June 29, 2015 at 8:55 am

Amorphophallus paeoniifolius. Not sure if crossable, but would be fun to get the smell across.

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