Regular old hybrids also don't grow true from harvested seed. That's pretty much the whole point of heirloom plants. For example, it's not as if Big Apple inten

Regular old hybrids also don't grow true from harvested seed. That's pretty much the whole point of heirloom plants. For example, it's not as if Big Apple intentionally sells apples with worthless seeds, that's just how fruit trees work. It would be pretty cool though if some scientists actually did engineer plants with desirable properties that grow true from seed, but with the perverse incentives currently in place I'm not holding my breath on that one.