Question

why are some seeds referred to as apomictic seeds ? mention one advantage and disadvantage to a farmer who use them​

Answer 1

The production of viable seeds without pollination or fertilisation, is called apomixis. ... Disadvantage ofapomictic seeds, is that it reduces genetic diversity from parent to offspring plants due to lack of variations in asexual reproduction

Answer 2

Answer:

Apomixis is the production of seeds without actual fertilization and sexual reproduction. Such seeds are formed due to several reasons like failure in reductional division that forms diploid egg that develops into embryo without fertilization.

ADVANTAGE:

Characters are not segregated. This help in maintenance of desired traits.

DISADVANTAGE:

suppresses genetic diversity