seeds

[MaryN]

(27 March 2013, 13:14)Rush2112 Wrote:

(16 March 2013, 15:43)Mortblanc Wrote: Not all hybreds are infertile. Some are simply bred to exhibit specific traits. Since they are not pure strains they are registered as "hybreds".

is there a way to know which hybreds are infertile?

I think seed sterility is something to do with the male genes of the plants, and it is mostly entirely due to human interference. If you think about it, if seeds are sterile then there is little point in having them. Most hybrids' seeds are not sterile, but may not necessarily reproduce as exact replicas of the parent plants. To be honest, the best way to avoid problems with seeds is to buy the old fashioned seed varieties. You may not get the big yields of the modern hybrids, but you are unlikely to get the mutation problems that can occur.