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Hey folks

I know that many cacti cannot be selfed. So here's my question...

Suppose I have clone A of a cactus species, and I pollinate it with pollen from plant B. If I raise the next generation of AxB plants to maturity, can I successfully back cross them with a parent (i.e., Ax(AxB)), or make F2 hybrids (i.e., (AxB)x(AxB)), or are they too closely related? Will the crosses even take, or might the progeny be weak?

As far as I know both back crossing and inbreeding should be possible, if you are dealing with hybrids you might run into some completely sterile plants though it is rare.