hybrid seed

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hybrid
adjective
uk
/ˈhaɪ.brɪd/us
/ˈhaɪ.brɪd/
combining two ...
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seed
noun
uk
/siːd/us
/siːd/
a small, round or oval object produced by a plant and from which, when it is planted, a new plant ...
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(Definition ofhybridandseedfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The crucial point is that for thehybridseedcrops, seed companies invested over 10 per cent of seed sales in research.
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Effects of planting system, plant density and flower removal on yield and quality ofhybridseedin cotton.
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They reported that alfalfa leafcutting bees were effective in producing high quantities ofhybridseed.
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Manual crosspollination using male-sterile plants to produce large quantities ofhybridseedis difficult and time-consuming because of the low success rate in cross-pollination.
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Estimation ofhybridseedproduction and efficient pollen flow using insect pollination of male-sterile soybeans in caged plots.
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The option ofhybridseed, rather than open-pollinated variety seed, will encourage commercial investment in seed production, thus ensuring sustainability of seed supplies.
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In maize the market was developed by the need for breeders to return forhybridseedeach year.
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Therefore,hybridseedgermination and seedling emergence may constitute limiting factors to hybrid establishment.
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Specifically, they must travel some distance to the local depot, to which all maize must be delivered and from which fertlizer andhybridseedmust be obtained.
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Seed multiplication rates are high (300-1000 fold), and demand is large, making pearl millethybridseed multiplication, distribution and marketing profitable for the private sector.
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Self-pollinatedhybridseedwill not grow true to type.
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Research in plant breeding led to the commercialization ofhybridseed.
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Mycogen produces, markets and sellshybridseedcorn.
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Cytoplasmic male sterility is used inhybridseedproduction.
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Pioneer produces, markets and sellshybridseedcorn in nearly 70 countries worldwide.
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Pioneer makes and sellshybridseedand genetically modified seed, some of which goes on to become genetically modified food.
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Hybridseedproduction is predominant in agriculture and home gardening.
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He was a key marketer ofhybridseedcorn, which greatly increased corn yields per acre.
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In contrast, there was no significant association between the numbers of hybrid seeds in the seed bank and the vegetative hybrid abundance.
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