Patrick Byrne Sunflowers are one of the few crops domesticated in what is now the U.S. This video describes …
Sunflower Domestication
Category: Plant Breeding
Grain and Forage Sorghum
Meagan Schipanski This video presents several types of Sorghum bicolor: grain sorghum, forage sorghum, sudangrass, and a sudangrass x …
Millets
Meagan Schipanski Millets encompass several different species of warm-season grasses grown for their small seeds or as a forage …
Popcorn
Megan Schipanski This video describes popcorn, a class of corn that has been selected for its thick seed coat …
Corn Domestication
Patrick Byrne Domestication of corn from its wild ancestor teosinte occurred in Mexico about 8,000 years ago. This video …
Corn Recurrent Selection
Patrick Byrne This video explains and illustrates the plant breeding practice known as recurrent selection, a cyclical process of …
Corn Hybrids
Patrick Byrne This video explains and illustrates the concept of hybrid vigor, the improved performance of offspring compared to …
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 …