11-28-2013, 08:01 PM
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Originally posted by peteadams
Most people buy commercial seed because they are growing the typically more vigorous hybrids which will not come true from their seed.
Corn growers have been buying fresh seed every yer since hybrids were introduced in the 1930s. Hybrids are more productive, so the purchase of hybrid seed pays for itself.
Ironically, two of the earliest of the GMO hybrid soybeans have been on the market so long their patents have expired AND they are not hybrids, so their seeds breed true, so it is now legal for people to save seeds and grow those two varieties without a license or any payment.