L. esculentum

(tomato)

* Sexually Compatible *

L. chmielewskii, L. hirsutum,

L. parviflorum, L. pennellii,

L. cheesmanii, L. pimpinellifolium

S. lycopersicoides, S. sitiens,

L. chilense, L. peruvianum

S. ochranthum, S. juglandifolium

* Hybrids via somatic hybridization *

other plants, animals and microbes

* Gene transfer using transgenic plant methods *

Transgenic plant methods expand the gene pool

* Hybrids via embryo culture *

* and/or other methods *

image modified from Roger Chetelat, UC Davis

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