Reviews Hybrid: The History & Science of Plant Breeding by Noel Kingsbury Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterPinterestPocketRedditPrint By Science News December 4, 2009 at 1:45 pm Breeders have taken an active role in plants’ reproduction throughout human history.Univ. of Chicago Press, 2009, 493 p., $35. HYBRID: THE HISTORY & SCIENCE OF PLANT BREEDING BY NOEL KINGSBURY