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What is a limitation of storing seeds as germplasms?
Seeds may be destroyed by pathogen and pest attacks.
Why are seeds not suitable for maintaining some crops like cacao, coconut, and mango?
Seeds of these crops remain viable for a limited duration due to producing large recalcitrant seeds without a dormancy mechanism.
Why is seed storage not suitable for maintaining heterozygous genotypes?
Some seeds are very heterozygous not suitable for maintaining the same genotypes.
Which method of germplasm maintenance is not applicable to vegetative propagated crops such as potato?
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Why are seeds of some crops such as cacao, coconut, and mango not suitable for long-term storage?
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What presents a limitation to storing seeds as germplasms?
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Why is seed storage not applicable to vegetative propagated crops such as potato?
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What makes some seeds unsuitable for maintaining the same genotypes?
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What risk is associated with storing seeds as germplasms?
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