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Widehybridization isone of the importantresearchapproachfor developingusefulvariabilityforbreedingpopulationsinany perennial like fruit crops. Desirabletraitslikeresistance against pathogens or abiotic stress within varying environments, composition of metabolites or morphologicaltraitsandtheirresponsiblegenesareoftenfoundonlywithinwildspecies (treasure of valuable genes), related species and genera of the cultivars but these are lacking in cultivatedspeciesmostly.Widehybridizationhelpsingatheringalldesirabletraitsinone species or nucleus. However, there are several problems associated with distant hybridization, but by overcoming those problems it is possible to generate useful hybrids.

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Wide hybridization an option for improving quality of fruit crops.pdf