Oilseed crop seed production

A method of oilseed crop seed production comprising:

• a. growing a plurality of designated female oilseed parent plants wherein said designated female oilseed parent plants include male components and female components, said designated female oilseed parent plants receive pollen during a pollination window, wherein said pollination window includes a period wherein pollen is not shed from said male components and a period wherein pollen is shed from said male components;
• b. intentionally pollinating said plurality of designated female oilseed parent plants, on one or more occasions, with designated male oilseed plant pollen when said male components of said designated female oilseed parent plant are not releasing viable pollen and when plants of the same species in proximity to said plurality of designated female oilseed parent plants are not releasing pollen;
• c. growing the designated female oilseed parent plant to maturity;
• and
• d. harvesting the seed produced by said designated female oilseed parent plant;
• wherein the designated female oilseed parent plant is genetically different from the designated male oilseed pollen plant;
• and wherein the designated female oilseed parent plant is not covered to prevent pollination from an undesirable pollen.

A method of oilseed crop seed production, said method comprising intentionally delivering desired pollen at least once to a designated female oilseed parent plant during a daily window of time when said female is receptive to pollen, said daily window of time being prior to the designated female oilseed parent's pollen becoming viable, growing the designated female oilseed plant to maturity, and harvesting the seed produced by said designated female oilseed plant;

• wherein the desired pollen is from an oilseed plant that is genetically different from the designated female oilseed parent plant;
• and wherein the method includes the reduction or elimination of the needs of one or more of the following conditions:
• i) male sterility of the designated female oilseed plant;
• ii) physical and/or temporal isolation of said designated female oilseed plant from undesirable pollen of the same species;
• and
• iii) male oilseed pollinator plants to be grown in proximity of said designated female oilseed plant.

A method of oilseed crop seed production, said method comprising growing a designated female oilseed parent plant, said designated female oilseed parent plant having a window of time during which successful cross pollination can occur prior to production of pollen from said designated female oilseed parent plant, intentionally pollinating said designated female oilseed parent plant during said window when the female component of said designated female oilseed parent plant is open to receive pollen from a designated male oilseed parent plant and before male components of said designated female oilseed parent plant produce pollen on the day of said intentionally pollinating, growing the designated female oilseed parent plant to maturity, and harvesting the seed produced by said designated female oilseed parent plant;

• wherein the designated male oilseed parent plant is genetically different from the designated female oilseed parent plant;
• and wherein the method includes the reduction or elimination of the need of one or more of the following conditions:
• i) male sterility of the designated female oilseed parent plant;
• ii) physical and/or temporal isolation of said designated female oilseed parent plant from undesirable pollen of the same species;
• and
• iii) male oilseed pollinator plants to be grown in proximity of said designated female oilseed parent plant.

A method of oilseed crop seed production, said method comprising growing a designated female oilseed parent plant, delivering desired pollen to said designated female oilseed parent during a daily window of time when pollen from said designated female oilseed parent plant is not shedding, growing the designated female oilseed parent plant to maturity, and harvesting the seed produced by said designated female oilseed parent plant;

• wherein the desired pollen is from an oilseed plant that is genetically different from the designated female oilseed parent plant;
• and wherein the method includes the reduction or elimination of the need of one or more of the following conditions:
• i) male sterility of the designated female oilseed parent plant;
• ii) physical and/or temporal isolation of said designated female oilseed parent plant from undesirable pollen of the same species;
• and
• iii) male oilseed pollinator plants to be grown in proximity of said designated female oilseed parent plant.

A method of oilseed crop seed production, said method comprising the intentional application of designated male oilseed pollen to a designated female oilseed parent plant where the designated female oilseed parent plant is in a state when the female components of said designated female oilseed parent plant are ready to receive pollen but the male components of said designated female oilseed parent plant are not releasing pollen;

• wherein the designated pollen is from an oilseed plant that is genetically different from the designated female oilseed parent plant;
• and wherein the method includes the reduction or elimination of the need of one or more of the following conditions:
• i) male sterility of the designated female oilseed parent plant;
• ii) physical and/or temporal isolation of said designated female oilseed parent plant from undesirable pollen of the same species;
• and
• iii) male oilseed pollinator plants to be grown in proximity of said designated female oilseed parent plant.