hybridize (n. hybridization)
Crossbreeding two species to create a plant with some characterisitics of each parent.
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Hybridization causes a resurgence in popularity
The fourteenth and fifteenth centuries saw the first work in hybridizing roses in the West (the Chinese had been at it for two thousand years already).
Hybridization has been around for a while now. Gregor Mendel, an Augustinian monk, first recorded his results in cross breeding beans in the 19th century.
Hybridizations between distantly related plants such as catalpa and desert willow are often sterile and are a barrier in breeding programs for the development of improved hybrids.
Complex hybridization has resulted in an astounding variety of irises to choose from. And, with careful planning, Colorado gardeners can extend the bloom time of iris over many months in their gardens.
As a result of the hybridization of the bourbons with assorted other roses, a large collection appeared during the last half of the 18th century that became known as the hybrid perpetuals.
Growing transgenic plants is the newest form of hybridization. This is when the genes of two different species are combined to develop certain characteristics. This has been done with corn for awhile.
Often because of hybridization, according to Maryann Underwood, an heirloom seed specialist and owner of Underwood Gardens in Woodstock, Illinois.
Streptocarpus has seen a recent boom in hybridization resulting in numerous compact cultivars, including the popular Streptocarpus 'Joker' and the Bristol's Series, heavy bloomers that fit into a windowsill.
A: For the most part, the answer has to do with hybridization. In their quest to develop a more beautiful bloom or roses that are more disease resistant, rose growers ignore one of the most important attributes of a rose--its wonderful scent.
Hybrid swarm- An extremely variable population derived from the hybridization of two different taxa and consisting of the products of subsequent segregation and recombination, backcrossing, and crossing between the hybrids themselves.
VARIETY: Subdivision of a species; occurs through natural hybridization.
VARIETY NAME: This is the scientific name or botanical name of a specific plant. It is in italic print.
VECTOR: An organism that transmits a disease-causing pathogen.
It led to a massive but totally random hybridization effort that resulted in many fruits that were bitter and acrid.
Cultivar A cultivar is a rose variety that is the product of hybridization. There are thousands of rose varieties.
Many popular flower varieties are hybridized for features that are valued by the gardener, like disease resistance, flower size or color and bigger, longer blooms. Unfortunately much hybridization has reduced the production of nectar and pollen and ...
Today, through hybridization and plant breeding the family of crape myrtles includes a diverse mix of plants, from ground cover forms which are no taller than 8-10 inches up to standard varieties which can grow thirty feet tall or more.
hybridization of hibiscus in Florida by members of the American Hibiscus Society. My name was mentioned as being one of the founders of that organization in 1950 and an active member of the group participating in improving ornamental hibiscus.
Water lotus come in a large variety of colors, sizes, and fragrances. The Asian Lotus as compared the American Native Lotus has gone through a lot of hybridization that gives such variety to this aquatic plant.
In the process of hybridization some good traits from heirloom tomatoes such as flavor and nutrients have been compromised; that is why many home vegetable gardeners are again starting to grow heirlooms again.
Although a commercial seed company originally released many of their heirlooms, organic gardeners prefer to hand their seeds down for generations, protecting them from unstable hybridization (often referred to as plant erosion).
However, cultivation and hybridization in association with planting Japanese irises has been practiced since the 17th century, resulting in a hardy plant well suited to be planted in almost all climates.
 See also: Hybrid, Plant, Genera, Flower, Growing
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