Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This video explains the production of hybrid cultivars in sunflowers. The male parent produces large amounts of pollen and the female parent is male sterile, so its flowers can only be pollinated by the nearby male fertile parent. The hybrid progeny have higher seed yields and a higher oil percentage. It was recorded in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA in 2020.
This video explains the production of hybrid cultivars in sunflowers. The male parent produces large amounts of pollen and the female parent is male sterile, so its flowers can only be pollinated by the nearby male fertile parent. The hybrid progeny have higher seed yields and a higher oil percentage. It was recorded in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA in 2020.
