Patrick Byrne This video explains and illustrates the concept of hybrid vigor, the improved performance of offspring compared to …
Corn Hybrids
Category: Plant Breeding
Corn Landraces
Patrick Byrne Landraces are traditional varieties selected by farmers for adaptation to local conditions and food preferences. These varieties …
Grain Amaranth
Patrick Byrne This video introduces the crop grain amaranth and explains some of the changes that took place during domestication …
Domestication of Beans
Patrick Byrne This video contrasts wild ancestors of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) with cultivated varieties and points out some …
Melons and Gourds
Patrick Byrne This video describes a few of the diverse types of melon (Cucumis melo) and one type of …
Crop Wild Relatives and their Use in Plant Breeding
Gayle Volk and Patrick Byrne The purpose of this chapter is to demonstrate that food crops do not necessarily originate …
The Key To Global Food Security – English
Gayle Volk This one page pdf file uses graphics and short text to illustrate the primary functions of a plant …
The Key To Global Food Security – Chinese
Gayle Volk This one page pdf file uses graphics and short text to illustrate the primary functions of a plant …
The Key To Global Food Security – French
Gayle Volk This one page pdf file uses graphics and short text to illustrate the primary functions of a plant …
The Key To Global Food Security – Spanish
Gayle Volk This one page pdf file uses graphics and short text to illustrate the primary functions of a plant …