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When do farmers prefer using apomictic seeds? |
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Answer» To maintain hybrid characters (year after year in a desired plant), to avoid buying hybrid seeds every year (expensive seeds). Detailed Answer Farmers prefer apomictic seeds, when the hybrids are made into apomicts. It is because, in apomictic seeds, there is no segregation of characters in the hybrid progeny. Therefore, the farmers can keep on using the hybrid seeds to raise new crop year after year. |
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