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The Potential Impacts of Apomixis: A Molecular Genetics Approach

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Any volume purporting to describe the impacts of plant molecular genetics can currently deal only with anticipated impacts, rather than actual and measurable effects. It will still be years until a substantial change in agricultural practice and economic return ensue from these research efforts. Thus, it is relevant here to speculate on and outline strategies for achieving the best possible outcome from development of a new technology. In this chapter, we will describe some of the avenues that may be productive for development of apomixis as a powerful new technology, and speculate on impacts that could be achieved with proper attention (Bicknell, 1994c; Jefferson, 1992)

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Jefferson, R.A., Bicknell, R. (1996). The Potential Impacts of Apomixis: A Molecular Genetics Approach. In: Sobral, B.W.S. (eds) The Impact of Plant Molecular Genetics. Birkhäuser Boston. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9855-8_5

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