For years, F1 hybrid genetics have been used in the world of agriculture to help farmers create more resilient and productive crops. Now, these types of hybrid seeds are available to cannabis growers, ...

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Scientists have replicated the seed-delivery system used by wild oats, resulting in a seed-carrying bio-hybrid "robot." Scores of the tiny devices could one day be utilized for much easier, more ...

The development of synthetic apomixis enables the fixation of heterosis, which is a breakthrough that promises to transform conventional hybrid breeding strategies and trigger a new wave of green ...

Q: I’m new to growing zinnias, and 10 of my plants totally lack flower petals. They just have the center cone-shaped structure. I grew some from seed packs, but I might have picked up a seed head or ...

a, Traditional labor-intensive (left) and the next-generation mechanized (right) production of F1 hybrid seeds are compared. In a traditional hybrid seed production process, the male sterile line ...

The best sites have video tutorials, articles, and how-tos. To find the best places to buy garden seeds online we researched a variety of retailers, keeping in mind price ranges, quality, delivery ...

From seed catalogs and roadside stands to menus, we often see the phrase “heirloom tomato.” Let’s look at what the term heirloom means, and the differences between heirloom and hybrid tomatoes.

Hybrid rice—bred from two different parents—greatly contributes to food security. However, the process of hybrid seed production is labor intensive, and fully mechanized hybrid rice breeding is ...