October 19, 2020

Hybrid of Hardy Tamarillo’s (Cyphomandra corymbiflora x fragrans) - part 4

I would like to share our experiment (last results) with crossing two rare Tamarillo species: Hardy tamarillo - Cyphomandra corymbiflora = Solanum corymbiflorum and Guava Tamarillo - C. fragrans = Solanum diploconos. The hybrid F1 created a few fruits. The hybrid connect the best features of its parents: is dioecious leaves, more frost hardy than C. fragrans and its fruits are better tasting than both parents fruits.

         I year 2019 we made successful back crossing with both parents (we had also success with crossing hybrid F1 with C. fragrans parent - combination which failed in experiment of prof. Lynn Bohs in 90' years).

 C. corymbiflora x fragrans - F1 hybrid

            
         I year 2019 I made successful back crossing with both parents (I had also success with rossing hybrid F1 with C. fragrans parent - combination which failed in experiment of prof. Lynn Bohs in 90' years).
 
    









Over a fruit of the hybrid (C. corymbiflora x fragrans - F1), on down C.corymbiflora
The hybrid F1 fruits
On the left C. corymbifora, on the right the hybrid F1 (C. cormbiflora x fragrans)
Over ripe fruits the hybrid F1(the fruits taste better than both parents - they are not astringet like C. corymbiflora, aromatic but not too acid, delicious)

 

Cyphomandra corymbiflora x fragrans x corymbiflora - BC1 hybrid

 








                                       









 

BC1 hybrid - C. corymbiflora x fragrans x fragrans (the combiation which we succed the first time in world at all)


It has created flower buds but no flowers in first year from seeds

 





Hybrid of Hardy Tamarillo’s (Cyphomandra corymbiflora x fragrans) - current update

 We are pleased to have good news. Just yesterday an article was published about the new varieties of Tamarillo that we later breded. The en...