Haploid induction compositions and methods for use therefor

A method for inducing haploid embryos in a cross between two plants, the method comprising:

• (a) expressing a mutated patatin-like phospholipase AII comprising a human-induced knockout mutation in a plant;
• or
• (b) administering to a plant a small interfering RNA molecule comprising at least 23 nucleotides of a gene encoding a patatin-like phospholipase AII;
• or
• (c) transforming a plant with a mutated patatin-like phospholipase AII comprising a knockout mutation;
• or
• (d) mutating a patatin-like phospholipase AII sequence of a plant to comprise a knockout mutation using gene editing;
• wherein the patatin-like phospholipase AII is encoded by a nucleic acid comprising a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:
• 70, a sequence 95% identical to SEQ ID NO:
• 70, SEQ ID NO:
• 68, and a sequence 95% identical to SEQ ID NO:
• 68;
• and
• wherein the plant is used as a parent plant in the cross between two plants, such that the cross produces at least one haploid embryo.