Study finds hybrids grow more in daytime

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Published: Nov. 24, 2008 at 4:21 PM

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Hybrid plants are growing bigger and more vigorously than their parents because they're more active during the day, U.S. researchers reported.

University of Texas-Austin researchers said their study could mean new methods to increase biomass for biofuels and seed production for both animal and human consumption, the researchers said in university news release.

Researchers said it's long been known that hybrid plants are more vigorous than their parents because they have more biomass and bigger seeds. The same is true for plants that are polyploid, or having two or more sets of chromosomes.

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