Hybrid seeds and animals created hype among the environment concerned people as well as the farmers, policy makers and all other interested in agriculture, environment and biology. Recently I came across the hybrid seeds and crops in my biology curriculum too. Hybrid seeds developed along with the development of bio and gene technology and thus it should do good, right. But there are many factors to be taken into account before accepting the technology with open arms.

Hybrid seeds are the new species in the environment with new characteristics and they have different niche compared to the previous species. They might affect the other plants and animals in a different way. Even while doing the test for the hybrids it is difficult for all things to be taken in consideration as they may not take place in the environment within the given time. This is to say that the test cannot ensure that there is no any side effect, which can arise along with time.

A long term change due to the hybrids is difficult to observe in the lab conditions and people nowadays are more involved in money making business, thus as a result the manufacturers may not have taken many important aspects into account.

One interesting thing is that the company manufacturing the hybrid crop terminate the second generation growth, that is to say the farmers cannot make the seed ready for the second phase from the hybrid plants they grow. So they have to purchase it every time from the manufacturer.

Increasing use of hybrid crops may result into imbalance of the ecosystem and disrupt the ecological balance. In my opinion the genetically modified crops must be used to minimum level, regardless of its advantages, as no one is aware of its long term effects in the eco system and the use of it can result in anything, which we may not have been imagined.

The people of our nation protested against the release of Hybrid seed "Monsanto" in the Nepali market which showed that the people are against the hybrid crops. I do not know much about the use of hybrid in other country. 

Please write your thoughts and the situations regarding the hybrids in your country.