However, if these hybrid plants could be propagated as clones, then breeders would only have to make the cross once, and then they could faithfully maintain the
hybrid vigour each generation.
Exploitation of
hybrid vigour among interspecific crosses of Gossypium arboreum L.
Although Jones (1926) was first to report existence of
hybrid vigour in rice, progress in hybrid rice development was stalled due to two principal reasons, superior performance of pure lines and unavailability of suitable pollen control mechanisms.
The professor told a meeting of the Royal Society in London that this interbreeding instilled modern man with a "
hybrid vigour" that allowed it to go on and populate the world.
WHEN I was a boy they called it
hybrid vigour, the implication being that cross dogs or mongrels were healthier than their pedigree counterparts.
Collaborating scientists will further develop the understanding of
hybrid vigour in rice and will work to develop hybrids with better resistance to brown planthopper, a key insect pest.
Llyi farmer Richard Parry will also outline how producers can make the most of
hybrid vigour, while HOC will explain how it is developing beef and lamb brands.
`The reason for doing the crosses is that crossbred animals often show a significant level of "
hybrid vigour" (improved performance) for traits such as litter size.'
Logically, the dairy cow should be crossbred, to take advantage of
hybrid vigour which benefits longevity traits.
The cross on the Greyface ewe gives great
hybrid vigour and good prolific.
Hybrid vigour against parasites in interspecific crosses between two mice species.