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Mechanisms for Hybrid Seed Production | Vegetable Breeding

After reading this article you will learn about the mechanism for hybrid seed production. This is the most simple mechanism of producing F1 hybrid seed provided: (i) Emasculation and pollination are easy to perform. (ii) More seeds per pollination are produced. (iii) Price of hybrid seed is economical in relation to the cost of manual hybrid seed production. (iv) Seed [...]

By |2016-12-12T07:06:10+00:00December 12, 2016|Vegetable Breeding|Comments Off on Mechanisms for Hybrid Seed Production | Vegetable Breeding
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4 Main Steps of Hybrid Seed Production | Plant Breeding

The following points highlight the four main steps of hybrid seed production. The steps are: 1. Choice and Development of Seed Parent (A-Line) 2. Choice and Development of Restorer or Male Parent (R-Line) 3. Maintenance and Multiplication of Parental Seeds 4. Production and Improvement of F1 Hybrids. Step # 1. Choice and Development of Seed Parent (A-Line): The seed parent [...]

By |2016-11-02T05:49:41+00:00November 2, 2016|Plant Breeding|Comments Off on 4 Main Steps of Hybrid Seed Production | Plant Breeding
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