hybrid seed
Offspring of crossbreeding
Hybrid seed comes from crossing two different parent plant varieties to produce offspring with desirable traits—higher yield, disease resistance, or uniformity.
Unlike traditional seeds, hybrids don't breed true: saving and replanting them produces unpredictable results, so farmers typically buy fresh hybrid seed each season.
The introduction of hybrid corn revolutionized American agriculture.
- crossbreedMixed-lineage organism
- cultivarBred plant variety
- germplasmHereditary tissue for propagation
- pollinationFlower reproductive transfer
- vigorActive physical strength
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hybrid seedheirloom variety
Traditional, non-hybridized cultivar
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