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mem_somerville t1_j3tuark wrote

Reply to comment by Ilix in Scientists have created hybrid rice that can be propagated with high efficiency as clonal seed. This means the benefits of a high-yield hybrid can be kept from season to season without breeding new hybrids. by andyhfell

No it doesn't. This method could be used on new varieties all the time, as we have to do now anyway to stay ahead of pathogens.

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Ilix t1_j3uc5nb wrote

It is if you’re keeping them from season to season without breeding new hybrids, as specifically stated in the title of the thread.

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mem_somerville t1_j3ufscy wrote

That will work for a while. But nobody said in the title or anywhere else that it's the end of the line.

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