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CONTROLLED POLLINATION IN SEED ORCHARDS

Controlled pollination can be conducted in which case pollen is collected from the desired male parent(s) and is applied to the flowers of the female parent(s). Controlled pollination may involve emasculation and isolation of the flowers of the female parents.

If the orchard is designed entirely for hybridization, planting of each clone in rows in preferred.


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