Fig. 2-3. The hybrid at left (L. multiflorum × 4x tall fescue) was generated artificially through traditional breeding techniques by Dr. Tim Phillips at the University of Kentucky using the grasses at center [L. multiflorum (annual ryegrass)] and right (4x tall fescue). Such hybrids also arise naturally and have given rise to many of the polyploid grasses in the Festuca-Lolium complex.

Fig. 2-3. The hybrid at left (L. multiflorum × 4x tall fescue) was generated artificially through traditional breeding techniques by Dr. Tim Phillips at the University of Kentucky using the grasses at center [L. multiflorum (annual ryegrass)] and right (4x tall fescue). Such hybrids also arise naturally and have given rise to many of thepolyploid grasses in the Festuca-Lolium complex.

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