The development of hybrid varieties differs from hybridization in that no attempt is made to produce a pure-breeding population; only the F1 hybrid plants are sought.
Environmentalists, though enthusiastic about fuel cells in the longer term, want to see more aggressive development of hybrid cars.
The late 1990s witnessed the development of hybrid systems, which combine the advantages of two or more computing techniques.
The threat of the Z.E.V. mandate, as it is known in the trade, spurred the development of hybrid vehicles, which supplement gasoline with electric power.
The two companies already cooperate in the development of hybrid engine technology, and BMW executives have said they are open to other collaboration.
While the process is not very efficient, it is a promising step toward the development of hybrid biological and micromechanical machines.
That partnership, an Al Gore favorite that Detroit also loves, is helping to speed development of hybrid cars that get up to 60 miles per gallon.
American plant geneticist, botanist, agronomist, and chemist, whose experiments, along with those of others, led to the development of hybrid corn (maize).
The most important methods of breeding cross-pollinated species are (1) mass selection; (2) development of hybrid varieties; and (3) development of synthetic varieties.
And, on the engineering front at least, things are continuing apace with the development of hybrid drives and the quest for clean power sources.
East's genetic investigations, with independent work by the geneticist and botanist George Harrison Shull, led to the development of hybrid corn.
