Question
Answer the following questions:
When do farmers prefer using apomictic seeds?
When do farmers prefer using apomictic seeds?
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Answer
To maintain hybrid characters (year after year in a desired plant) and to avoid buying hybrid seeds every year (expensive seeds) farmers prefer using apomictic seeds.
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