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Hybrid Breeding

Hybrid breeding is a plant breeding method that systematically exploits heterosis through recurrent inter-population selection within genetically distinct populations to maximize hybrid performance.

7.3K

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7.3K

Selection of Hybrids from Matings of Fibroblasts in vitro and Their Presumed Recombinants

John W. Littlefield · Science · 1964 · 2.1K citations

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Capital and Income Breeding as Alternative Tactics of Resource Use in Reproduction

Kjell Jonsson, Kjell Jonsson · Oikos · 1997 · 842 citations

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Importance of epistasis as the genetic basis of heterosis in an elite rice hybrid

Shan Yu, J. X. Li, Chao Xu et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1997 · 734 citations

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Mapping quantitative trait loci in crosses between outbred lines using least squares.

Chris Haley, Sara Knott, Jean Michel J. M. Elsen · Genetics · 1994 · 726 citations

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Post–Green Revolution Trends in Yield Potential of Temperate Maize in the North‐Central United States

D. N. Duvick, Kenneth G. Cassman · Crop Science · 1999 · 713 citations

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Authors

21.2K

  1. AE
    Albrecht E. Melchinger

    University of Hohenheim, Germany

    48 publications · 3.8K citations

    33

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  2. JC
    Jochen C. Reif

    Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK), Germany

    36 publications · 2.5K citations

    29

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  3. RO
    Rodomiro Ortíz

    Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden

    28 publications · 1K citations

    19

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  4. CF
    C. Friedrich H. Longin

    University of Hohenheim, Germany

    21 publications · 1.3K citations

    18

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  5. TW
    Tobias Würschum

    University of Hohenheim, Germany

    20 publications · 1.2K citations

    17

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Institutions

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  1. Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz Y Trigo

    Texcoco, Mexico

    45 h-index

    176 publications

    16.9K citations

  2. University of Hohenheim

    Stuttgart, Germany

    44 h-index

    354 publications

    21.7K citations

  3. Iowa State University

    Ames, United States

    42 h-index

    286 publications

    10.7K citations

  4. Agricultural Research Service

    Washington, United States

    40 h-index

    381 publications

    11.7K citations

  5. Huazhong Agricultural University

    Wuhan, China

    39 h-index

    433 publications

    33.5K citations

  6. Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

    Beijing, China

    38 h-index

    538 publications

    23.4K citations

  7. United States Department of Agriculture

    Washington, United States

    37 h-index

    205 publications

    7.1K citations

  8. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    36 h-index

    220 publications

    12.8K citations

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  1. Crop Science

    747 publications · 32.9K citations

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  2. Theoretical and Applied Genetics

    178 publications · 10.1K citations

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  3. Plant Breeding

    322 publications · 10.3K citations

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  4. Euphytica

    217 publications · 7.1K citations

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  5. Genetics

    78 publications · 7.1K citations

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See also

Hybrid Breeding

Core Methods

Genetic Basis

Evaluation

Variants

Limitations