West Chazy, New York | As hard a they work to keep lines pure, every seed company has a few escapes. Once it gets past the foundation stage there is a cost/benefit ratio that can't be ignored. One seed in a bin can let an offtype trait show up in the final product. It can come form any of several sources. A missed rogue, a female self, stray pollen, or seed handling equipment that wasn't completely cleaned of the previous line. It could even be a spontaneous mutation. |