The regional trials require a lot of seeds of the new varieties. These are made by hand pollinating one flower at a time. This week, Griff’s group is finishing some hybrid seed for use in 2014.
![Crossing1 a](https://blogs.cornell.edu/easternbroccoli/files/2013/03/Crossing1-20qpnd9-1024x768.jpg)
![Crossing12](https://blogs.cornell.edu/easternbroccoli/files/2013/03/Crossing12-1m7a4s7-1024x768.jpg)
![Crossing11](https://blogs.cornell.edu/easternbroccoli/files/2013/03/Crossing11-25sqc8d-1024x768.jpg)
![Crossing3](https://blogs.cornell.edu/easternbroccoli/files/2013/03/Crossing3-27qxnhf-768x1024.jpg)
![Crossing2](https://blogs.cornell.edu/easternbroccoli/files/2013/03/Crossing2-2i1rcmw-1024x768.jpg)
Some crosses result in few seeds. These fruits only have one seed each.