Everyone Can Breed Daylilies
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# Daylily breeding is amazingly easy.<br>No science or talent is needed beyond beginner gardening skills. Pollinate, collect the seeds, grow the seeds, then enjoy results. It takes one year to bloom in the south, and two to four years in the north. But if you want to breed well, there are many things you can learn to improve your results. This book is organized to tell you the easiest, simplest ways to breed daylilies, and then present a number of possible ways to improve your daylily breeding. In the interests of practicality, I draw the line at needing access to laboratory equipment. | # Daylily breeding is amazingly easy.<br>No science or talent is needed beyond beginner gardening skills. Pollinate, collect the seeds, grow the seeds, then enjoy results. It takes one year to bloom in the south, and two to four years in the north. But if you want to breed well, there are many things you can learn to improve your results. This book is organized to tell you the easiest, simplest ways to breed daylilies, and then present a number of possible ways to improve your daylily breeding. In the interests of practicality, I draw the line at needing access to laboratory equipment. | ||
| + | == Introduction and Basics == | ||
# Why breed daylilies? | # Why breed daylilies? | ||
| − | # | + | # Starting to breed daylilies. |
## Pollination. | ## Pollination. | ||
## Labelling pollinated flowers. | ## Labelling pollinated flowers. | ||
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## Evaluating seedlings. | ## Evaluating seedlings. | ||
## Naming seedlings. | ## Naming seedlings. | ||
| + | ## Selling your introductions. | ||
| + | == Learning Intermediate Techniques == | ||
# Choosing breeding goals. | # Choosing breeding goals. | ||
## Who is your target market? | ## Who is your target market? | ||
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## What do they want and why? (See ''What makes a good perennial?'' below) | ## What do they want and why? (See ''What makes a good perennial?'' below) | ||
## Ideas for breeding goals. (See ''Hybridizing goals for the new century'' below) | ## Ideas for breeding goals. (See ''Hybridizing goals for the new century'' below) | ||
| + | == Advanced Techniques == | ||
# The science of breeding daylilies. | # The science of breeding daylilies. | ||
## There is hardly any science involved in daylily breeding. You do not need to know plant anatomy, genetics, Punnet Squares, probability, pigment biochemistry, tissue culture, measuring yields, genetic engineering or any of the other knowledge of professional plant breeders. | ## There is hardly any science involved in daylily breeding. You do not need to know plant anatomy, genetics, Punnet Squares, probability, pigment biochemistry, tissue culture, measuring yields, genetic engineering or any of the other knowledge of professional plant breeders. | ||
