Feminized Seed

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http://youtube.com/watch?v=EZEv09U3G7E

Feminized Seed Advantage • -Producing only female offspring instead of the 50/50 odds. • -Advantageous because it eliminates the need to produce and care for a plant that may not yield any buds (product). • -By ensuring a female plant from seed allows for lack of lost time and effort growing a plant that will not produce a valuable end product • • Feminized Seed Production • -A known female plant is made to produce male pollen sacs through applying silver thiosulfate (STS) • -This pollen can then be used to fertilizer other female plants • -Since this pollen originally came from a female the chromosomes will be XX resulting in near 100% female seeds produced instead of the typical 50/50 male/female odds. • Feminized Seed Disadvantage • -Production of feminized seed limits the genetic pool • -Creates easy plant and grow situation, but does not allow for refinement and selection • Helpful “Review Sheets” to use while you watch the video can be found at… https://drive.google.com/open?id=1kzH... • “Review Sheets with Answers” so you can check your understanding can be found at… https://drive.google.com/open?id=1rai... • Link to Lecture Slides: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pJy... • *Full work cited for Feminized Seed can be viewed at... https://drive.google.com/open?id=1prj...

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