Apomixis is a form of asexual reproduction that allows hybrid rice to propagate by seeds. Recently, a collaborative research team led by Professor Li Jiayang from the Institute of Genetics and ...

Although reproductive cloning in mammals is a recent innovation 1, the cloning of crop plants has been done for centuries. Two asexual (clonal) reproductive strategies are commonly found in plants: ...

In today's agriculture, hybrid plants are crucial for the sufficient production of food, feed, fuel and fiber. These crosses between two different varieties are deemed particularly hardy and far more ...

Apomixis is asexual reproduction without fertilization - developing or producing without sexual union. Apomixis is asexual reproduction without fertilization developing or producing without sexual ...

An hour outside of Mexico City, the taxi turns off the main road, and the noise and bustle of the highway fade away. Past a steel gate and a white guardhouse, we enter the well-tended grounds of the ...

An international team has succeeded in propagating a commercial hybrid rice strain as a clone through seeds with 95 percent efficiency. This could lower the cost of hybrid rice seed, making ...

FOR animals, producing offspring usually involves the intricate complexities of sex. Many plants, however, opt for a simpler approach—they make their seeds without going to the bother of having them ...

Hyderabad: Scientists at the city-based Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology are working on the Apomixis method of seed production. Apomixis results to the formation of asexual seeds in plants ...

A rice field in Bengal, India. Rice is a staple crop for billions of people, but it has proved difficult to bring high-yield hybrid rice strainers to farmers. UC Davis scientists have developed a ...