Plant Breeding Overview (HS 521)

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Lecture 5 – Hybrid Testing / Male Sterility / Synthetics

1. Hybrid Testing
   1. Types of Hybrids
   2. Inbred Production
   3. Inbred Evaluation
   4. Heterosis vs. Genetic Divergence
   5. Prediction of Performance
   6. Advanced Generations of Hybrids
2. Male Sterility
   1. Identification of MS
   2. Production of MS Inbreds
   3. Types of MS
   4. Hybrid Production using MS
3. Synthetic Cultivars
   1. Predicting Synthetic Performance
   2. Improvement of Synthetics
   3. Diallel Example
   4. Forage Breeding
   5. Polycross Method

Exercise 2