Signs Of Inbreeding Depression

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After too many generations of crossing siblings, a regular line starts showing weak germination, runty seedlings and plants that just lack the punch the original had. That slide is called inbreeding depression and it creeps in gradually enough that people blame their nutrients first. What the early warning signs look like and how outcrossing to an unrelated line fixes them is discussed at https://breederregularseeds.com with a few real examples. Keeping a second unrelated line on hand is the cheapest insurance against it.