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To: bentway who wrote (191983)	6/18/2012 3:50:12 PM
From: Win Smith	Respond to of 543676

Are the seed producing plants who's seeds the farmers use protected from outside pollination? Are they monitored for genetic changes? Pretty much yes to both.. Most high-yield seed is hybrid, meaning the seed-producing plants are pollinated by a different strain. The male (polinator) and female (seed producer) strains that are "bred" to make the production seed crop are highly inbred and genetically pure. They wouldn't be very good producers on their own. See en.wikipedia.org for a fairly concise explanation.