Crossbreeding Fruits: Pluots, Kiwis & Bananas

Thread starter Thecla
Start date Mar 6, 2012

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The pluot, a hybrid fruit resulting from the crossbreeding of plums and apricots, has gained popularity in recent years. However, such hybridization is limited to fruits within the same genus, specifically the Prunus genus, which includes plums, apricots, peaches, cherries, and almonds. This genetic compatibility is crucial for successful fruit hybridization, meaning that fruits like kiwis and bananas or apples and peaches cannot be crossed due to their belonging to different genera.

Mar 6, 2012

Thecla

The pluot,a cross of a plum with an apricot, has been around a few years, but I am sure it wasn't around 50 years ago.
Can any fruit be crossed to make a new fruit: can you cross a kiwi with a banana,or an apple with a peach?

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Mar 8, 2012

Dr_Morbius

No. Plums can be crossed with apricots because they're all members of the Prunus genus same as peaches, cherries and almonds.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prunus

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