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Induction of Synthetic Apomixis in Two Sorghum Hybrids Enables Seed Yield and Genotype Preservation Over Multiple Generations.
Plant biotechnology journal - 1 Mar 2026
Simon Marissa K, Yuan Li, Che Ping, Day Kevin, Jones Todd, Godwin Ian D, Koltunow Anna M G, Albertsen Marc C
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Induction of apomixis, or clonal reproduction through seed, could economise commercial hybrid seed production and enable smallholder farmers to save and sow hybrid seed. Here, we demonstrate the synthetic induction of apomixis in two sorghum hybrids and show that the clonal hybrid seed can be maintained across multiple seed generations. This was achieved through the combination of avoidance of meiosis and induced...
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