# Intergeneric Hybridization of Sorghum bicolor and Saccharum
**URL:** https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/intergeneric-hybridization-of-sorghum-bicolor-and-saccharum/4911
**Category:** Cereal Grains
**Created:** [July 16, 2026, 10:04pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/intergeneric-hybridization-of-sorghum-bicolor-and-saccharum/4911 "2026-07-16T22:04:25Z")
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### Author:  [@Azrael777](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Azrael777)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2026, 10:04pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/intergeneric-hybridization-of-sorghum-bicolor-and-saccharum/4911/1 "2026-07-16T22:04:25Z")
Came across this paper on generating fertile/viable sorghum x sugarcane hybrids using nothing but conventional breeding and MS media. Thought others might find the concept interesting. [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/46247557\_Elimination\_of\_a\_Reproductive\_Barrier\_Facilitates\_Intergeneric\_Hybridization\_of\_Sorghum\_bicolor\_and\_Saccharum](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/46247557_Elimination_of_a_Reproductive_Barrier_Facilitates_Intergeneric_Hybridization_of_Sorghum_bicolor_and_Saccharum)
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### Author:  [@UnicornEmily](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/UnicornEmily)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2026, 8:05am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/intergeneric-hybridization-of-sorghum-bicolor-and-saccharum/4911/2 "2026-07-17T08:05:44Z")
That would certainly be interesting! A nice route to a more cold hardy and drought tolerant sugarcane. I wonder what the syrup would taste like? Somewhere in between the two?
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### Author:  [@Azrael777](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Azrael777)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2026, 12:11pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/intergeneric-hybridization-of-sorghum-bicolor-and-saccharum/4911/3 "2026-07-17T12:11:47Z")
I’d imagine intermediate? Does make you wonder about methods of reproduction though