BREEDERREGULARSEEDS

Population size limits what a breeder can realistically find. Even the best regular seeds for breeding will show their full potential only when enough plants are grown, since rare combinations of traits may appear in one seedling out of fifty or a hundred. Sowing a single pack of ten gives a narrow view of what the line contains. Running several packs of the same batch, or repeating the search over consecutive seasons, widens the pool of candidates considerably.