Heterosis refers to hybrids that exhibit greater vigor in biomass,yield,and adaptation compared with their parents.Nearly all annual crops exhibit heterosis to a certain extent[1].Heterosis is widely utilized in vario...Heterosis refers to hybrids that exhibit greater vigor in biomass,yield,and adaptation compared with their parents.Nearly all annual crops exhibit heterosis to a certain extent[1].Heterosis is widely utilized in various crops including rice,maize,vegetables,and certain perennials[2];however,it cannot be stably inherited in subsequent seasons because of segregation,and hybrid seed production requires complex techniques and substantial resource consumption during every season[3].Apomixis is an asexual mode of seed reproduction that is observed in over 400 plant species.It produces clonal seeds and offspring that are genetically identical to the maternal parent[4].This mechanism has been proposed to revolutionize crop breeding by enabling the rapid fixation and effective utilization of heterosis and elite heterozygous genotypes[5].展开更多
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文摘Heterosis refers to hybrids that exhibit greater vigor in biomass,yield,and adaptation compared with their parents.Nearly all annual crops exhibit heterosis to a certain extent[1].Heterosis is widely utilized in various crops including rice,maize,vegetables,and certain perennials[2];however,it cannot be stably inherited in subsequent seasons because of segregation,and hybrid seed production requires complex techniques and substantial resource consumption during every season[3].Apomixis is an asexual mode of seed reproduction that is observed in over 400 plant species.It produces clonal seeds and offspring that are genetically identical to the maternal parent[4].This mechanism has been proposed to revolutionize crop breeding by enabling the rapid fixation and effective utilization of heterosis and elite heterozygous genotypes[5].