Self-pollinations of a diploid (2n= 2x= 16) interspecific hybrid Alstroemeria aurea× A.
caryophyllaea, resulted in no seeds. Backcrosses of the hybrid with parent A. aurea did not …

The genus Alstroemeria is a South American plant species that has very attractive flowers in
a wide variety of colors that can be used as cut flowers, potted plants, and garden flowers …

Alstroemeria is a genus native to South America from which many varieties of ornamental
plants have been developed and introduced into the market. Interspecific hybridization …

Abstract Alstroemeria (Alstroemeriaceae), the Inca lily or Lily of the Incas, is endemic to
South America, mainly in Chile and Brazil, represented by around 90 species that occupy a …

Embryo rescue is a tissue culture tool that is greatly used to facilitate breeding in plants.
Embryo rescue provides an effective means for recovering hybrid embryos resulting from …

Production of interspecific and intergeneric hybrids is useful for transfer of desirable genes
from wild species into cultivated species. In many instances, progeny from wide crosses is …

Failure to produce a hybrid may be due to pre-or post-fertilization incompatibility barriers.
The hybrid embryo, if produced, may abort before maturation. In such cases, the embryo …

Alstroemeria, the Inca lily or Lily-of-the-Incas, is a popular cut flower plant because of the
wide variety of flower colors that are available and the long postharvest life. In recent years …

The Chilean rhizomatous geophyte Alstroemeria pelegrina (A. pelegrina), a species
endemic to the Coquimbo (31° 45′ S) and Valparaíso (33° 12′ S) regions, is currently …

Alstroemeria pelegrina (A. pelegrina), a Chilean endemic, is considered vulnerable as its
natural habitat is currently threatened. The decline in the reproductive capacity of the …