The focus should be shifted from industrial seed production to indigenous open-pollinated seed varieties. Private companies ...

Select seeds from plants that are healthy, vigorous, and show desirable traits like drought resistance or high yield. Choose ...

While effective seed production is required for breeding and efficient seedling production, the physiology of sexual reproduction remains largely unknown in this species. Therefore, we first observed ...

Reserve your garden budget for hybrid seeds and new crops you want to try. Heirloom and open-pollinated seeds can be harvested year after year and planted for significant savings in the long run ...

On-farm seed production of open-pollinated crops was standard practice throughout most of our agricultural history. Factors such as the advent of hybrid varieties, intellectual property ...

Lots of plants rely on insects like bees to reproduce. To make a seed, a flower needs to be pollinated. This means that pollen from one flower needs to travel to another. Bees are very important ...

Leah Fronk, Penn State Extension, Horticulture Educator It won’t be long before the postal carrier will deliver seed catalogs ...

The participants, drawn from IWAD and ANTIKA seed companies and some national service personnel, were educated on both open ...