Choosing Parent Stock

DATA POINTS TO LOOK FOR WHEN IDENTIFYING DESIRABLE BREEDERS

By Colin Gordon & Ben Owens

When selecting specific plants for breeding, it is important to look at as many relevant data points as you can to identify standout candidates.

This includes the data points gathered from the plant as it grows and flowers, as well as those from the plant as a seed maker. A good seed maker is a plant whose seed-making abilitie…