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hybrid; v. hybridize
[HI-brihd; HI-brih-dyz]

In a pure sense, the word hybrid in the wine world refers to a vine or grape created by breeding two varieties from different species or genuses (such as VITIS VINIFERA and VITIS RIPARIA or VITIS LABRUSCA). However, the term sometimes also refers to a CROSS, which is a vine or grape created by breeding two varieties of the same genus (Vitis vinifera, for example). BACO NOIR is a red French-American hybrid created by breeding FOLLE BLANCHE (Vitis vinifera) with a native American vine (Vitis riparia). MÜLLER-THURGAU is an example of a cross between RIESLING and SYLVANER, both of which are Vitis vinifera. Hybrids are created in an effort to produce a plant with the best traits of its parents, such as high productivity, disease resistance, and/or better adaptability to environmental conditions. One who creates hybrids is called a hybridist or hybridizer.
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