Publications by authors named "Jean-Benoit Sarazin"
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- Breeding effective hybrids relies on good cross-pollination and male sterility systems, with a focus on understanding and enhancing floral traits for better seed set.
- A study in Morocco developed 23 wheat hybrids using a chemical agent, finding that a 13.5 L ha dose resulted in 95% sterility and significant variation in seed set traits linked to pollen characteristics.
- The research showed varying degrees of heterosis for biomass, kernel weight, and grain yield, indicating that understanding additive gene effects can help select better parent plants in early hybrid breeding efforts.
Hybrid wheat (Triticum spp.) has the potential to boost yields and enhance production under changing climates to feed the growing global population. Production of hybrid wheat seed relies on male sterility, the blocking of pollen production, to prevent self-pollination.
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