http://rosebayblog.blogspot.com/2011/09/orange-ruffle-is-tetraploid.html

H: Monday, September 26, 2011

"Orange Ruffle" is a Tetraploid

Rhododendron "Orange Ruffle", which is a Frank Abbott hybrid, has been determined to be a tretraploid 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

Tetraploid Rhododendron ""Orange Ruffle"

Source: John Abbott

John and Sally Perkins
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