Backcrossed hybrids are sometimes described with acronym " BC ", for example, an F1 hybrid crossed with one of its parents ( or a genetically similar individual ) can be termed a BC1 hybrid, and a further cross of the BC1 hybrid to the same parent ( or a genetically similar individual ) produces a BC2 hybrid.
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The hybrid was then self-pollinated, fertilized with its own pollen, to inbreed desired qualities and then, Crosby said, " backcrossed to the hot to recover more of its genes for flavor . " That was repeated for eight generations, or four years at two growing seasons a year, to produce the TAM Mild Habanero.
