The Fix3 apomixis system based on OsWUS also demonstrated varying levels of clonal seed efficiency across different lines, significantly surpassing the Fix2 system established using OsBBM4.

Apomixis is a naturally occurring mode of ... and propagation programs to generate large numbers of uniform rootstocks from seeds. On the other hand, polyembryony has sometimes caused problems ...

Many wild plants can produce seeds that are clones of themselves, a process called apomixis. “Once you have the hybrid, if you can induce apomixis, then you can plant it every year,” Khush said.

Other plants, especially weeds such as hawkweed and dandelions, can produce true seeds that are clones of themselves without sexual reproduction -- a still poorly understood process called apomixis.