interspecific hybridization services from the experts at gardengenetics™

GardenGenetics™ provides interspecific hybridization services for a wide variety of plant species. Please recognize that there can be no guarantees in attempted interspecific hybridization. Not all attempted hybridizations will “nick”, nor will every desired interspecific hybrid combination be able to be recovered. Nonetheless, GardenGenetics’ experience with interspecific hybridizations from a wide range of plant families increases our chance of success with these high-risk projects.

producing unique horticultural varieties from geographically isolated species

Interspecific hybrids can merge genomes from geographically isolated species. For instance, there are parallel woody plant species populating western North America and eastern Asia. These parallel species utilize similar niches and have evolved into similar phenotypes in many cases. Nonetheless, interspecific hybrids can frequently be produced between the parallel species, thus combining the distinct genomes, and enabling the production of unique horticultural varieties.

additional research services including in vitro embryo rescue

Recovery of interspecific hybrids may require additional research services, such as in vitro embryo rescue, and the development of specific in vitro propagation protocols. These services are also available through GardenGenetics™.