Patrick Byrne Crop wild relatives provide diverse genes with often beneficial traits for plant breeders seeking to diversify and improve …
Breeding with Teosinte, Wild Ancestor of Corn
Tag: hybrid
Sunflower Hybrids
Patrick Byrne This video explains the production of hybrid cultivars in sunflowers. The male parent produces large amounts of …
Corn Hybrids
Patrick Byrne This video explains and illustrates the concept of hybrid vigor, the improved performance of offspring compared to …
Colorado Field Crop Tour
Pat Byrne, Meagan Schipanski Colorado State University’s Agricultural Research, Development and Education Center (ARDEC) is located 4 miles north …
Case Study: Coffee Wild Species and Cultivars
Gayle Volk and Patrick Byrne The purpose of this chapter is to provide information about domesticated Coffea and its crop wild …
Case Study: Wheat Domestication and Breeding
Gayle Volk and Patrick Byrne The purpose of this chapter is to explain how wheat originated in the Fertile …