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Conventional methods of plant breeding have led to variable success in horticultural and agronomically important crop plants during the last half century. The continued quest for further gains in productivity is leading to the testing and possible adoption of complementary and more stringent methods by the breeders.
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Walden, D.B., Greyson, R.I. (1986). Maize Pollen Research: Preliminary Reports from Two Projects Investigating Gamete Selection. In: Mulcahy, D.L., Mulcahy, G.B., Ottaviano, E. (eds) Biotechnology and Ecology of Pollen. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8622-3_24
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