What is apomixis and what is its importance?
Apomixis is the mechanism of seed production without involving the process of meiosisand syngamy. It plays an important role in hybrid seed production. The method of producing hybrid seeds by cultivation is very expensive for farmers. Also, by sowing hybrid seeds, it is difficult to maintain hybrid characters as characters segregate during meiosis. Apomixis prevents the loss of specific characters in the hybrid. Also, it is a cost effective method for producing seeds.
Give scientific reasons : If hybrids are made into apomicts it will be boon to farmers.
What is polyembryony and how can it be commercially exploited ?
Apomixis is seen in
The most significant value of vegetative propagation is that
Despite high level of heterozygosity, the progeny derived from seed of a cross pollinated plant was found to be completely uniform. One reason for this may the phenomenon of