The patterns of flowering and seed formation and technical regulations for seed breeding of leaf chicory
This paper provides an overview of the flowering and seed formation patterns of leaf chicory,and introduces the technical regulations for seed breeding from the aspects of soil preparation and fertilization,sowing and seedling cultivation,seedling management and vernalization treatment,plant selection and planting,field management and isolation assisted pollination,and seed harvesting,in order to lay a foundation for conventional seed production of leaf chicory.