Hybrid Seed Production Technology

Abstract Hybrid technology, harnessing the advantage of heterosis between two diverse genotypes to achieve maximum hybrid vigour, is widely recognized and commercially used for crop variety improvement both in field vegetable crops. Hybrids can be developed using appropriate irrespective mating pollination system plant species. Production seed depends on plant, pollinator environmental factors, which influence it individually or interactive ways. Hence, an understanding these components important undertake production a given The basic requirements at commercial scale are (a) unisexual flower bisexual with sterile pollen anther self-incompatible flower/plant; pistillateness; large conspicuous flowers easy emasculation plants as female parent (b) abundant production, dispersal its transfer from male satisfactory setting. These dependent floral biology, features, mode reproduction Agronomic management scientific insights equally successful production. discussed this chapter examples.