Table 4. Conventional crossing between N. occidentalis and two progenitors of N. tabacum.
Cross combination | No. of flowers pollinated | No. of capsules obtained | No. of seeds sown | No. of hybrids obtained |
N. occidentalis ♀×N. sylvestris ♂ | 20 | 19 | 160 | 119 |
N. sylvestris ♀×N. occidentalis ♂ | 20 | 0 | – | – |
N. occidentalis ♀×N. tomentosiformis ♂ | 17 | 10 | 157 | 140 |
N. tomentosiformis ♀×N. occidentalis ♂ | 20 | 0 | – | – |
N. sylvestris | – | – | 120 | 117 |
N. tomentosiformis | – | – | 120 | 114 |