Asexual plant reproduction may seed new approach for agriculture
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 09:02
in Biology & Nature
Farmers throughout the world spend an estimated $36 billion a year to buy seeds for crops, especially those with sought after traits such as hardiness and pest-resistance. They can't grow these seeds themselves because the very act of sexual reproduction erases many of those carefully selected traits. So year after year, farmers must purchase new supplies of specially-produced seeds...