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H: Tuesday, December 28, 2010

'Furnivall's Daughter' is a Diploid

Rhododendron 'Furnivall's Daughter', which is a Waterer hybrid documented as 'Mrs. Furnivall' hybrid, has been determined to be a diploid using flow cytometry by

Dr. João Loureiro, Dr. Silvia Castro, José Cerca, and Mariana Castro
Plant Ecology and Evolution Group,
Centre for Functional Ecology,
Department of Life Sciences,
Faculty of Science and Technology,
University of Coimbra, Portugal.

Summary of Ploidy Levels

Diploid 'Furnivall's Daughter',
Diploid 'Mrs. Furnivall'

Source: Van Veen Nursery

John and Sally Perkins
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