Question

Explain various steps in hybridization of crop plants

Answer 1

Steps Involved in Hybridization

The process of hybridization involved following steps:

i) Choice of the Parents:    

ii) Evaluation of the parents,

iii) Selfing of parents,

iv) Emasculation,

v) Bagging  

vi) Tagging  

vii) Pollination

viii) Harvesting  

ix) Threshing, drying and storage etc.