Key message A comprehensive understanding of CMS/Rf system enabled by modern omics
tools and technologies considerably improves our ability to harness hybrid technology for …

Key message The review outlines past failures, present status and future prospects of hybrid
wheat, and includes information on CMS/CHA/transgenic approaches for male sterility …

Cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) has always aroused interest among researchers and
breeders, being a valuable resource widely exploited not only to breed F1 hybrid varieties …

Stigma exsertion is an essential outcrossing trait that can improve hybrid seed production
efficiencies. In this study, the morphological and physiological mechanisms of cytoplasmic …

Plant male sterility refers to the failure in the production of fertile pollen. It occurs spon-
taneously in natural populations and may be caused by genes encoded in the nuclear …

Male sterility in plant is a reproductive physio-morphological inability to articulate
incompetent or inoperative male reproductive parts in flowers deterring sexual reproduction …

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is an important staple crop for a large portion of the world's population.
Male sterility trait leads to formation of non-functional pollen. Discovery of these male sterility …

A livello europeo, l'Italia si conferma tra i paesi leader nel settore della produzione
sementiera di specie ortive e aromatiche. Si tratta tuttavia di un comparto che richiede …

Plant male sterility refers to the failure in the production of fertile pollen. It occurs
spontaneously in natural populations and may be caused by genes encoded in the nuclear …

Hybrid wheat: past, present and future Page 1 123 Theoretical and Applied Genetics
International Journal of Plant Breeding Research ISSN 0040-5752 Theor Appl Genet DOI …