HYBRID CROPPING

Hybrid is an offspring of oldsters belonging to different characteristic groups of the same genetic group. Plant and animal breeders have developed special techniques for producing hybrids artificially in laboratories, zoos, and farms.
Hybrids have a tendency to be sterile. whether or not they can produce, the primary generation offspring may resemble their parents but next generation might not . The second generation usually shows different combination of the characteristics of the first crossbred parents.
Growing of a crop with hybrid seeds is named hybrid cropping. The hybrid seeds may unite the desirable traits of both parents. for instance , a gardener may crossbreed an ornamental large flower with a sweet-smelling variety to supply a hybrid variety of large aromatic flowers.
The hybrid seeds have what's called hybrid vigour i.e., they typically tend to be large, faster-growing and healthier than their parent. This fact has been exploited commercially in the cultivation of corn (maize), potatoes, cotton, and a number of other varieties of flowers. However, the hybrid seeds are very costly and, therefore, can't be adopted on a mass scale in the country. Hybrid seeds, however, appear brighter for glasshouse cultivation of plants.