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minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down3·4 个月前Whether a plant species is hybridized has little effect on whether it grows true from seed or only via cuttings. Wild maple trees for example do not grow true from seed.
minus-squareearphone843@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·4 个月前Apples are a prime example.
minus-squareChurbleyimyam@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 个月前 Wild maple trees for example do not grow true from seed. How do they reproduce?
minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·4 个月前Sexual reproduction via flowers+seeds. When self-fertilizing, the offspring are not identical.
minus-squareChurbleyimyam@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 个月前Oh OK, that makes sense - you’re talking about clones right? I thought you were saying that they don’t even come out the same species 🤣
minus-squareThe_v@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 个月前I don’t think you quite understand what a hybrid for annual crops is. Hybrids in trees are fundamentally different. Same word different meaning.
Whether a plant species is hybridized has little effect on whether it grows true from seed or only via cuttings.
Wild maple trees for example do not grow true from seed.
Apples are a prime example.
How do they reproduce?
Sexual reproduction via flowers+seeds.
When self-fertilizing, the offspring are not identical.
Oh OK, that makes sense - you’re talking about clones right? I thought you were saying that they don’t even come out the same species 🤣
I don’t think you quite understand what a hybrid for annual crops is. Hybrids in trees are fundamentally different. Same word different meaning.