Commentary for Avodah Zarah 127:3
מ"ט דר"ע אמר קרא שדך לא תזרע כלאים אין לי אלא זורע מקיים מנין ת"ל לא כלאים
What is R. Akiva’s reason? Scripture says, “You shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed” (Leviticus 19:19). I only know this about sowing; from where do I know that [it is also forbidden to] preserve them? Scripture says, “No . . . with a diverse kind.”
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
The Talmud provides the midrashic support for R. Akiva’s reasoning. Rashi says that the midrash that allows R. Akiva to prohibit preserving mixed seeds is from the earlier clause which actually prohibits one from mixing different breeds of animals. In any case, the conclusion is that one may uproot the mixed seeds, even according to R. Akiva.
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