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Cytoplasmic male sterility in maize lets breeders avoid which laborious task?
AIrrigation
BWeeding
CPruning
DDetasseling
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Detasseling
Cytoplasmic male sterility gives sterile pollen, so hybrid seed can be made without hand detasseling.
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