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Breeding Systems

6-Inbreeding

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INBREEDING:

Evolutionary stimuli

  • Shortage of pollinators
  • Speed of development
  • May have evolved in short-lived plants or plants in extreme environments — must sacrifice evolutionary growth for immediate growth

Other factors

  • Higher reproductive efficiency in outbreeders
  • Usually restricted to annuals
  • Plant breeders select for inbreeders because they preserve the selected genotypes desired for breeding

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