Patrick Byrne This video explains the production of hybrid cultivars in sunflowers. The male parent produces large …
Sunflower Hybrids
Category: Plant Breeding
Sunflower Domestication
Patrick Byrne Sunflowers are one of the few crops domesticated in what is now the U.S. This …
Grain and Forage Sorghum
Meagan Schipanski This video presents several types of Sorghum bicolor: grain sorghum, forage sorghum, sudangrass, and a …
Millets
Meagan Schipanski Millets encompass several different species of warm-season grasses grown for their small seeds or as …
Popcorn
Megan Schipanski This video describes popcorn, a class of corn that has been selected for its thick …
Corn Domestication
Patrick Byrne Domestication of corn from its wild ancestor teosinte occurred in Mexico about 8,000 years ago. …
Corn Recurrent Selection
Patrick Byrne This video explains and illustrates the plant breeding practice known as recurrent selection, a cyclical …
Corn Hybrids
Patrick Byrne This video explains and illustrates the concept of hybrid vigor, the improved performance of offspring …
Corn Landraces
Patrick Byrne Landraces are traditional varieties selected by farmers for adaptation to local conditions and food preferences. …
Grain Amaranth
Patrick Byrne This video introduces the crop grain amaranth and explains some of the changes that took place …