The following points highlight the four main of plant breeding methods. The methods are: 1. Mass Selection 2. Pure Line Selection 3. Recurrent Selection 4. Clonal Selection. Method # 1. Mass Selection: When a large number of plants of similar phenotype are selected and their seeds are mixed together to constitute a new variety is called mass selection. The population [...]
The following points highlight the top two ways to promote cross pollination. The ways are: 1. Incompatibility 2. Male Sterility. Way # 1. Incompatibility: Self-incompatibility refers to the situation when in a bisexual flower fertile pollen and ovule are produced but the pollen is unable to fertilize the ovule due to some reasons which may be classified as follows: (a) [...]
The following points highlight the top four methods used in cross-pollinated crops. The methods are: 1. Production of Single Cross Hybrids 2. Production of Double Cross Hybrids 3. Production of Top-Cross Seed 4. Production of Synthetic Cross. Method # 1. Production of Single Cross Hybrids: Crossing between two inbreds or varieties is called single cross. Such crosses express maximum amount [...]