Apomixis Engineering for Hybrid Seed Systems: A Review of Synthetic Routes and Remaining Barriers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22666711Keywords:
Apomixis Engineering for Hybrid Seed Systems; Agricultural biotechnology; Gene editing; Evidence synthesis; Biosafety regulationAbstract
There is real interest in apomixis engineering for hybrid seed systems right now, and real uncertainty about exactly where it
delivers the most value. We pull together the current evidence for apomixis engineering for hybrid seed systems, covering the
methodological, practical, regulatory and cost angles, with an eye on where practice has genuinely settled and where researchers
and regulators are still largely working it out for themselves. Selective, context-specific adoption looks better supported by the
evidence gathered here than either broad rollout or blanket avoidance.
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