Interspecific hybrid

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1. A hybrid created by crossing two different species within the same genus; many bermudagrasses popular for sports turf use interspecific hybrids of Cynodon dactylon and Cynodon transvaalensis.

2. A hybrid created by crossing two plants within the same species; many seeded bermudagrass cultivars are hybrids of C. dactylon varieties.


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Hybrid vigor in Poa interspecific hybrids.
Source: http://poamolecularmarkers.tripod.com/