For years, F1 hybrid genetics have been used in the world of agriculture to help farmers create more resilient and productive crops. Now, these types of hybrid seeds are available to cannabis growers, ...

Plant a tomato from your refrigerator, and you might grow dinner for months…or you might grow a lesson in disappointment. The grocery store seed hack promises cheap abundance, and sometimes it ...

Most home gardeners believe that a seed taken from one of their plants will grow into the same type of plant. However, with the increasing prevalence of hybrid plants, this isn’t always the case. So, ...

Temperatures are dropping, the holidays are over, and gardeners are starting to look towards the next growing season with excitement. Many gardeners swear by the tried-and-true heirloom tomato ...

Breeding is a fascinating subject to examine as it is the backbone of commercial agriculture and is crucial to the success of the farmers’ crops. Without stable and vigorous genetics, a farmer could ...

Hybrid seed production is vital for enhancing crop yield and quality, yet conventional methods in rapeseed are limited by inefficiency and high costs. Researchers have developed a streamlined two-line ...

a, Traditional labor-intensive (left) and the next-generation mechanized (right) production of F1 hybrid seeds are compared. In a traditional hybrid seed production process, the male sterile line ...

Hybrid rice—bred from two different parents—greatly contributes to food security. However, the process of hybrid seed production is labor intensive, and fully mechanized hybrid rice breeding is ...

With a clearer understanding of seed packet terms, gardeners can shop seed catalogs with confidence and start planning their ...