Planting Parents | Corn Flowers and Hybrid Seeds

The seed company plans for Edmund to plant six female plants for every male plant.

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The best planting plan for Edmund to follow would be to...

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A. Plant the female line in one field and the male line across the road.

Incorrect: The male plants should be as close in the field as possible to the female plants. However, the tassel flowers of the female line must be removed to insure the right cross-pollination. If these females are in the same rows, this process can be accomplished more efficiently.

B. Plant the female line in the downwind part of the field and the male line in the remaining upwind part.

Incorrect: The male plants should be as close in the field as possible to the female plants. However, the tassel flowers of the female line must be removed to insure the right cross-pollination. If these females are in the same rows, this process can be accomplished more efficiently.

C. Mix the seed in the planter boxes in a ratio of six female line seeds for each male line seed.

Incorrect: The male plants should be as close in the field as possible to the female plants. However, the tassel flowers of the female line must be removed to insure the right cross-pollination. If these females are in the same rows, this process can be accomplished more efficiently.

D. Plant six rows of the female, one row of the male and repeat this pattern.

Correct: The male plants should be as close in the field as possible to the female plants. However, the tassel flowers of the female line must be removed to insure the right cross-pollination. If these females are in the same rows, this process can be accomplished more efficiently.

Looks Good! Correct: The male plants should be as close in the field as possible to the female plants. However, the tassel flowers of the female line must be removed to insure the right cross-pollination. If these females are in the same rows, this process can be accomplished more efficiently.