Question

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of hybrid seeds?

Answer 1

Hybrid seeds have some advantages:

1. They are easier and faster to grow
2. They adapt better to stress
3. They produce plants with larger fruit, higher yields, disease resistance
4. They have longer life span than that of the other casual seeds.

Disadvantages of Hybrid seeds :

1. They are more expensive.
2. Need for more technical skills for hybrid production.
3. More input requirements for hybrid cultivation to exploit their full potential.