An electrophoretic study of soluble protein pattern, adh and mdh isoenzyme bands in F₁ hybrids Hibiscus sabdariffa L. x H. cannabinus L.

An electrophoretic study of protein pattern, ADH and MDH isoenzyme bands of the seeds of Hibiscus sabdariffa, H. cannabinus, and F₁ progeny of their cross was carried out to prove the genuineness of the hybrids. The hybrid progeny differed from both male and female parents in respect of the number, length and intensity of the bands of the protein and isoenzymes. The results obtained indicated that the progeny that resulted from the above cross was comprised of genuine F₁ hybrids.