Male-sterile tomatoes: Unfruitful mutants offer several advantages for the production of hybrid seed

Rick, C

Male-sterile tomatoes: Unfruitful mutants offer several advantages for the production of hybrid seed

Author

Charles M. Rick

Author Affiliations

Charles M. Rick is Associate Professor of Truck Crops and Associate Geneticist in the Experiment Station Davis.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 4(4):7-12. DOI:10.3733/ca.v004n04p7. April 1950.

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Abstract

Male-sterile tomatoes offer advantages in the production of hybrid seed— from which substantially higher yields than those of parent varieties have been reported.

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