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Tweenk t1_j3tuk30 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

This would only be the case if a single clone were to dominate rice production, but this is extremely unlikely for a seed crop. This paper is not really about making rice a purely clonal crop like bananas, it's about dramatically reducing the cost of obtaining high quality hybrid seed in large quantities.

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Ilix t1_j3ucz2n wrote

The title of the post is explicitly calling that exact thing out as the benefit.

Not only that, but there isn’t only one banana option in existence, there’s just one that all the commercial growers use.

Unless there’s something specifically about rice that would prevent everyone from ending up using the same cloned strain, there’s no reason to believe this would turn out any different.

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