How Are Hybrid Tomato Seeds Made?

A. Yes. However, be warned that hybrid tomato seeds will likely not produce tomatoes that are true to their type. By definition, a hybrid tomato plant is a cross between two different varieties. A hybrid variety can be re-created only by crossing the exact same two types of parent plants.

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Beside above,Can you plant heirloom seeds from hybrid plants?

Seeds from hybrid plants will be unpredictable if you try to plant them in your garden the next year, but heirloom seeds will reproduce true to type as long as they weren’t planted close enough to other varieties that they might have cross-pollinated.

Beside this,Is it good to save seeds from F1 plants?

There is no benefit for the home grower in saving seed from F1 Hybrids. The hybrid combines the best of both parents and excels both of them. The hybrid will be stable and ‘do what it says on the tin’. The hybrid will most probably be a vigorous and productive plant.

Keeping this in view,Is it possible to save seeds from hybrid Tomatoes?

Q. Is it possible to save seeds from hybrid tomatoes? A. Yes. However, be warned that hybrid tomato seeds will likely not produce tomatoes that are true to their type. By definition, a hybrid tomato plant is a cross between two different varieties. A hybrid variety can be re-created only by crossing the exact same two types of parent plants. ×

Is there a market for hybrid tomato seeds?

The demand for hybrid tomato seeds can open a new market for growers interested in seed production. Hybrids have almost 5-7 times higher yields than open pollinated varieties. Hybrid tomato seed production is not simple. First, it is laborious process. Fortunately, this is not a problem in developing countries…

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