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It is true for maize that you can create an unstable hybrid, which has been used as a form of IP control by corn seed companies for longer than I have been aliv
by dbcurtis 9y ago
It is true for maize that you can create an unstable hybrid, which has been used as a form of IP control by corn seed companies for longer than I have been alive. That is also true for numerous other plants. As far as I know, it is not possible to create an unstable soybean hybrid, which is why Monsanto went the licensing route.
- cisanti 9y agoWhat does unstable in this context exactly mean?
- Natanael_L 9y agoChance of successful replication of the desirable traits to the offspring (seeds) of the plants
- dbcurtis 9y agoIf you replant the unstable seed it might not germinate, if it does is likely to be stunted and sterile.
- sprucely 9y agoMy understanding of beans is that it is possible, but not commercially feasible. Something about the yield of seeds per plant versus the effort to control the crossing of parental inbred lines.