1st Edition

Hybrid Seed Production in Vegetables Rationale and Methods in Selected Crops

By Amarjit S. Basra Copyright 2000
146 Pages
by CRC Press

146 Pages
by CRC Press

146 Pages
by CRC Press

Produce hardy, high-yield vegetables with hybrid seeds! From the Preface, by Amarjit S. Basra: “The phenomenon of heterosis, also referred to as 'hybrid vigor,’underlies much of the improvement in crop yields achieved in the twentieth century. The exploitation of heterosis in crop production is of vital importance in facing the challenge of providing food and nutritional security for... Read more
Contents
  • Preface
  • Rationale and Methods for Producing Hybrid Cucurbit Seed
  • Hybrid Seed Production on Capsicum (ital)
  •  Hybrid Seed Produciton in Watermelon
  • Hybrid Seed Production in Onion
  • Hybrid Seed Production in Cabbage
  • Index
  • Reference Notes Included

Biography

Amarjit S. Basra