The granex series is hybrid, the grano open-pollinated (non-hybrid).    From Wordnik.com.  [2: Vegetables and small fruits in the tropics] Reference

First, growers have been moving away from open-pollinated seeds to hybrids for decades.    From Wordnik.com.  [Monsanto and Seed Cleaners] Reference

Bob Short in Mexico teaches farmers to improve their own open-pollinated (not hybrid) corn varieties.    From Wordnik.com.  [3: Staple crops] Reference

An important reason for using seeds from open-pollinated garden crops is to maintain genetic diversity.    From Wordnik.com.  [5. How plants live and grow] Reference

Hybrid corn yielded about 20 percent more per acre than the open-pollinated varieties that it replaced.    From Wordnik.com.  [Diffusion of Innovations] Reference

Two years later I made it to the little garden-centric restaurant named after an open-pollinated tomato.    From Wordnik.com.  [Augieland:] Reference

And if you grow heirloom (more precisely, open-pollinated) varieties, you can save the seed to grow another day.    From Wordnik.com.  [Groundwork: Planting that rises above] Reference

Genetic uniformity of true seeds varies depending on the type, i.e., whether they are hybrids or open-pollinated.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 6] Reference

Unlike hybrids and as in clones and open-pollinated varieties, purelines could be recycled for several generations.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 6] Reference

It is essential to locate seed orchards of open-pollinated species as far away as possible from unselected trees of the same species.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 9] Reference

ECHO offers two types of tomato seed: open-pollinated disease-resistant varieties, and trial samples of a hybrid heat-tolerant variety.    From Wordnik.com.  [2: Vegetables and small fruits in the tropics] Reference

I participated in a couple of taste tests involving "original heirloom" San Marzanos and open-pollinated varieties saved by a research center.    From Wordnik.com.  [Q&A: 'Ripe' author Arthur Allen] Reference

These are seeds that are not artificial hybrids, but are open-pollinated, and that have been collected by people who are trying to preserve the seed pool.    From Wordnik.com.  [Alice Walker: On Finding Your Bliss Interview by Evelyn C. White] Reference

In 1942, 200 open-pollinated seedlings of the hardy seedling (3R1AT 10, 11, 12 -- 1922 planting) were set out and are now (1947) beginning to bear a few nuts.    From Wordnik.com.  [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting Guelph, Ontario, September 3, 4, 5, 1947] Reference

CIMMYT is to be congratulated for concentrating on open-pollinated corn, which is more appropriate than hybrid corn for those farming at near subsistence levels.    From Wordnik.com.  [3: Staple crops] Reference

The variability that exists for many traits between individual, open-pollinated plants allows gardeners to continually select plants best adapted to changing needs and conditions.    From Wordnik.com.  [5. How plants live and grow] Reference

Heirlooms, by definition, must be open-pollinated.    From Wordnik.com.  [FAZED] Reference

A n heirloom grain is a heirloom plant, an open-pollinated.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Sizzling summer root crops that can take the heat.] Reference

PMR Delicious 51 - good open-pollinated melon resistance powdery mildew.    From Wordnik.com.  [MyLinkVault Newest Links] Reference

A n heirloom grain is a heirloom plant, an open-pollinated (non-hybrid).    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Sizzling summer root crops that can take the heat.] Reference

PMR delicious 51 - An good open-pollinated melon resistance powdery mildew.    From Wordnik.com.  [MyLinkVault Newest Links] Reference

I grow open-pollinated varieties of field corn, save my own seed, been doing it for 20 years.    From Wordnik.com.  [CommonDreams.org Headlines] Reference

Sources of open-pollinated sweet corn include Seed Savers Exchange www. southernexposure.com.    From Wordnik.com.  [chron.com Chronicle] Reference

This originated as an open-pollinated hybrid of plum leaf crab and the Japanese flowering crab.    From Wordnik.com.  [BellaOnline - The Voice of Women] Reference

An heirloom generally refers to any plant that has been open-pollinated for more than 50 years.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Also called heritage tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes are non-hybrid varieties of open-pollinated tomatoes.    From Wordnik.com.  [BlogHer] Reference

Others say open-pollinated cucumbers seem most scarce, but carrots and onions also may be in short supply.    From Wordnik.com.  [StarTribune.com rss feed] Reference

If you'd like to try an heirloom cabbage, an old, open-pollinated cultivar developed more than 50 years ago, check out the online catalog of.    From Wordnik.com.  [Christian Science Monitor | All Stories] Reference

Pictured here are some tomatoes from our garden: sustainable, open-pollinated heirloom seeds grown in healthy soil, very local and very yummy!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

Heirlooms, on the other hand, are open-pollinated, and saved seeds, which are handed down through generations of growers, sustain the varieties.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

While much of the backlash against Big Seed has focused on heirlooms and open-pollinated seeds, it's also important to consider regional varieties.    From Wordnik.com.  [GOOD] Reference

Hot summer weather brings out the best in large-fruited, open-pollinated varieties, which are often described as easy to grow in the Central/Midwest.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mother Earth News Latest 10 Articles] Reference

It is open-pollinated by bees, which can cross-pollinate at distances of several miles, spreading Monsanto's patented, foreign DNA to non-GMO and organic crops.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference

What it really takes is the right kind of seeds, more specifically open-pollinated seeds that are capable of producing crops that leave behind seeds that can be planted again.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

We selected only open-pollinated ones.    From Wordnik.com.  [2: Vegetables and small fruits in the tropics] Reference