What is teh need for ongoing research to transfer apomictic genes into hybrid varieties?
Apomixis is an asexual mode of plant reproduction where seeds are produced without fertilisation. It was seen that cultivation of hybrids has increased the productivity and therefore the need to maintained these hybrids. Because one of the problems of hybrids is that hybrid seeds have to be produced every year. If these hybrid seeds are sown, it would results in the segregation of progeny in plants and also the hybrid characters will be lost.
Production of hybrid seeds is costly and hence the cost become too expensive to the farmers. So, if these hybrids are made into apomicts, there will be no segregation of characters in the hybrid progeny.This will helps the farmers to save money and keeping their crop yields high.
Production of hybrid seeds is costly and hence the cost become too expensive to the farmers. So, if these hybrids are made into apomicts, there will be no segregation of characters in the hybrid progeny.This will helps the farmers to save money and keeping their crop yields high.