alleryStart learning →Why are breeders keen to make hybrid crops apomictic?
AFarmers can reuse seeds
BPlants grow taller
CFruits become seedless
DFlowers last longer
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Farmers can reuse seeds
Apomictic hybrid progeny does not segregate, so farmers can reuse their own hybrid seed year after year.
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