Describe How Polyploidy Is Used In The Field Of Agriculture. In the agriculture industry polyploidy of the plants are used to create different combinations of genes in order to cultivate a plant with specific beneficial traits, such as plants with resistance and higher fruit outcomes. This process has been found to be one of the major causes of speciation and hence evolution.
The polyploidy and its key role in plant breeding. The integration of biotechnology into the field of agriculture makes the better use of limited resources, increases production, and reduces the use of pesticides and insecticides on crops. Its application in forage and ornamental breeding is described later in this chapter.