Successful interspecific hybrids were obtained when we crossed the cultivated soybean with wild annual Glycine soja. Although the success rate was low, whereas, the success rate was zero in case of wild perennial G. tomentella. Probably there is need to improve our crossability skills. Alternately, embryo rescue technique may be employed to recover the hybrids between cultivated soybean and wild perennial species. The hybridity between cultivated and wild annual soybean (Glycine soja) hybrids was confirmed at morphological and molecular level. Molecular markers are useful to confirm the hybridity of interspecific hybrids. SSR markers were used to test F1 hybrid plant obtained from cross of cultivated (Glycine max) and wild species (Glycine soja). Sufficient variability was found for all the traits studied. Seed yield per plant showed significantly positive correlation with reproductive phase, pods per plant, pod length, petiole length, harvest index and 100-seed weight. Significantly negative correlation was observed with plant height and internode length. | Characterization of interspecific hybrids in soybean (Glycine max L.)
