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Seeds, Rootstocks & BreedingWhat is backcrossing in work with mango relatives?
Backcrossing mates a hybrid with one of its parental types to explore or recover particular genetic contributions. Genetic analysis of natural Mangifera material has suggested such histories. For a planned program, retain the generation and cross direction rather than using only a species label. Each generation still requires identity confirmation and evaluation of the traits being retained or lost.