Slide 1 PLANT BREEDING TERMINOLOGY AND SYMBOLS Desperation ! Dislocation ! Separation ! Condemnation ! Isolation ! Desolation ! ‘Bad’-- U2 It needs to be recognized that…

The use of complex populations in breeding with markers SBC “Breeding with molecular markers” David Francis Contact: [email protected] breeding programs tend to have…

Development of Maize Hybrid Development of Maize Hybrid Hybrid is the progeny produced by a cross of two different parents. Hybrid ? Stated simply: Conventional Maize Hybrid…

Plant mating systems Plants have a much wider variety of mating patterns than animals Markers in population genetics are very useful Autogamy Self-fertilization Pollen transfer…

The use of complex populations in breeding with markers SBC “Breeding with molecular markers” David Francis Contact: [email protected] breeding programs tend to have…