Natural Hybridization of Manihot Reptans and M. Alutacea in the State of Goias, Brazil and its Bearing on Cassava Plant Breeding

Natural hybridization between M. reptans and M. alutacea in Goias state, Brazil is described. The hybridization takes place in disturbed habitats where parental species occur sympatrically. Evidence of progressive introgression in direction of M. reptans is observed.