Here's a quick update on efforts to expand access to higher -
yielding hybrid seed in Nepal.
Did you know that some plants
yield hybrid seeds in Disney Magical World?
Not exact matches
The program also supposedly aims to address the improvement of
seed quality, conversion of farmers from traditional farming to high -
yielding hybrid rice
seeds, lack of irrigation, and lack of fertilizers.
Our key target is to produce
hybrid rice with consistently high -
yield heterosis (
hybrid vigor), good grain quality, tolerance to key environmental stresses, multiple resistances to insect pests and diseases, and high
seed production
yield.
Our research into
hybrid rice now focuses on producing
hybrid rice with consistently high -
yield heterosis (
hybrid vigor), good grain quality, tolerance to key environmental stresses, multiple resistances to insect pests and diseases, and high
seed production
yield.
Thus, their
seed is undependable, and often
yields hybrids.
Pioneer donated high -
yielding hybrid corn
seed, supplies, and supervision; schools provided land; and each community contributed labor to raise a corn crop.
[12] One recent study even suggests that if
yield is the objective then there's no need for the headaches involved in producing
hybrid seeds.
Hybrid seed yield more and require less pesticides (because they carry robust traits for resistance to pests and disease) as compared to open - pollinated
seed.
«Green revolution» techniques like the spread of
hybrid seeds and chemical fertilizers do indeed increase
yields over the business - as - usual practices in many regions.
If you've listened recently to public radio, you may have heard the following promotional announcement on Marketplace, produced by American Public Media: «Marketplace is supported by Monsanto, committed to sustainable agriculture; creating
hybrid and biotech
seeds designed to increase crop
yields and conserve natural resources.»