When you are planting a vegetable crop, the primary question that arises is the type of seed that should be used. Every Gardener wants a cycle of the crop which starts by planting the seeds in the field or garden to get the best and healthy yield and then production of the seeds for future plantation. Whether or not this target can be achieved depends on the type of seed that is being used. There are three types of seeds that are produced by the plant breeding services
• Open pollinated seeds
• Hybrid seeds
• Genetically Modified Organism seeds or GMO seeds
Open pollinated seeds
These are the seeds that are produced as the result of natural pollination by birds, insects, wind etc. The plant breeder producing Open pollinated seeds is careful to keep the seeds safe from chemicals. These are the seeds that are used by the farmer since the origin of farming. The seeds used have naturally occurring traits like the good flavour or drought tolerance. All the heirloom seeds are open pollinated that are preserved and maintained from the best of their lots, spanning generations of yields.
Hybrid seeds
These seeds are produced by breeders through highly selective plant breeding in order to bring together two desired traits of chosen varieties to get an F1 hybrid seed that has both the traits. The major drawback of hybrid seed is that the offspring’s that may be produced through them do not retain their parental properties.
The yield of F1 seeds is excellent but a gardener needs to buy seeds for each crop cycle. Commercial farming is heavily dependent on F1 hybrid seeds for vegetable production.
The plant licensing or patent of the hybrid seeds remains with the breeder producing the seeds and a gardener or farmer needs to buy the seeds to get a crop of these seeds.
Genetically Modified Organism seeds
GMO's are different because in open pollinated and hybrid seeds the plant varieties that were used are genetically able to breed. Using advanced genetic technology have enabled the breeders to combine two genetically incompatible traits to get a resulting seed with those desired traits. These genetically produced seeds are called GMO seeds.
Britain has seen a rise in plant breeding nurseries in recent years. These nurseries deal with every aspect of plant breeding such as
• Plant development
• Plant Patents
• Plant protection
• Breeding
The breeder nurseries of Norfolk have a lead place among all the nurseries dealing with different aspect of plant development and breeding.
• Open pollinated seeds
• Hybrid seeds
• Genetically Modified Organism seeds or GMO seeds
Open pollinated seeds
These are the seeds that are produced as the result of natural pollination by birds, insects, wind etc. The plant breeder producing Open pollinated seeds is careful to keep the seeds safe from chemicals. These are the seeds that are used by the farmer since the origin of farming. The seeds used have naturally occurring traits like the good flavour or drought tolerance. All the heirloom seeds are open pollinated that are preserved and maintained from the best of their lots, spanning generations of yields.
Hybrid seeds
These seeds are produced by breeders through highly selective plant breeding in order to bring together two desired traits of chosen varieties to get an F1 hybrid seed that has both the traits. The major drawback of hybrid seed is that the offspring’s that may be produced through them do not retain their parental properties.
The yield of F1 seeds is excellent but a gardener needs to buy seeds for each crop cycle. Commercial farming is heavily dependent on F1 hybrid seeds for vegetable production.
The plant licensing or patent of the hybrid seeds remains with the breeder producing the seeds and a gardener or farmer needs to buy the seeds to get a crop of these seeds.
Genetically Modified Organism seeds
GMO's are different because in open pollinated and hybrid seeds the plant varieties that were used are genetically able to breed. Using advanced genetic technology have enabled the breeders to combine two genetically incompatible traits to get a resulting seed with those desired traits. These genetically produced seeds are called GMO seeds.
Britain has seen a rise in plant breeding nurseries in recent years. These nurseries deal with every aspect of plant breeding such as
• Plant development
• Plant Patents
• Plant protection
• Breeding
The breeder nurseries of Norfolk have a lead place among all the nurseries dealing with different aspect of plant development and breeding.