Inebriation
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I believe it has something to do with "loss of vigour". Genetically it's all the same, but, the longer a plant lives without dying like it naturally should..... it's kinda like a person getting old. We get all wrinkly, but more to the point, we're not as able to perform as we age, and a dang cold can kill us when it normally should not. Same way with plants, they start to produce less and their 'immune' system degrades, which leads to a higher susceptibility to disease.
That's my opinion/'educated' guess on the matter... although I probably should have researched because I know nothing about it really.
I think that everything just gets worn out after a while and needs to kick the bucket.
(Also, cloning puts a hefty amount of stress on the effected limb, and cloning an already once stressed clone just adds more, and can also lead to hermies I would think.)
That's my opinion/'educated' guess on the matter... although I probably should have researched because I know nothing about it really.
I think that everything just gets worn out after a while and needs to kick the bucket.
(Also, cloning puts a hefty amount of stress on the effected limb, and cloning an already once stressed clone just adds more, and can also lead to hermies I would think.)