> > Hi All ; > > We all hear about the green revolution and hybrid vigor which increases > yeilds. Does anyone know how to make hybrid corn seeds? Is anyone doing > this? > > In other words, I have read how to make hybrid seeds by planting alternating > rows of corn with the two different strains, lets call them A strain and B > strain. Then you can control the pollination by cutting off tassles etc. > Then you need seperate areas to grow the pure A strain and pure B strain > seperately for planting the next seed crop. > > So far so good. Now my question is this : Where do you get the A strain and > B strain? Can any strain work? Is anyone doing this? If not, any reason > why not? Any recommendations for strains to try? > > Seems to me this would give you hybrid vigor and also independence. > > Best Regards, > > Peter G. > Thailand > Keith wrote: > The traditional varieties are usually much tougher and more resistant > than the HYVs, and the HYVs are often poor in nutritional quality - > you get twice as much of half as little, or less. Traditional > varieties provide much better food security than HYVs. The Green > Revolution yield increases didn't last that long either. You probably > don't need them, home-made or not. > An analysis was done on hybrid and open pollinated corn, showing that the hybrids didn't take up nearly as much nutrients as the OP, in some cases the OP had as much as 90% more minerals than its hybrid counterpart. I'll post a link to that research if I can find it. Bernard
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