Patrick Byrne This video explains and illustrates the plant breeding practice known as recurrent selection, a cyclical …
Corn Recurrent Selection
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Dent Corn
Meagan Schipanski This video describes dent corn, a highly productive crop grown primarily for carbohydrates for livestock …
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. …
Domestication of Tepary Beans
Patrick Byrne This video presents the wild ancestor of the tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius) and the domesticated …
Legume Family: Common Bean & Other Phaseolus Species
Patrick Byrne This video describes several crops in the genus Phaseolus: common bean (P. vulgaris), scarlet runner …
Legume Family: Chickpeas, Cowpeas, Lima Beans
Patrick Byrne This video describes three legumes that are of relatively minor importance globally, but may be …
Legume Family: Soybeans, Lentils
Patrick Byrne This video describes the importance of soybeans for oil, livestock feed, and food products (including …
Legume Family: Introduction
Patrick Byrne This short video introduces the legume or pea family, one of the world’s most important …
Fundamentals of Plant Genebanking
Gayle Volk This ebook will have content relating to plant genebank management, based primarily on policies in …