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• Plant breeding — is the art and science of changing the genetics of plants in order to produce desired characteristics.[1] Plant breeding can be accomplished through many different techniques ranging from simply selecting plants with desirable characteristics for …   Wikipedia

• Plant morphology — (or phytomorphology) is the general term for the study of the morphology (physical form and external structure) of plants. [Raven, P. H., R. F. Evert, S. E. Eichhorn. Biology of Plants , 7th ed., page 9. (New York: W. H. Freeman, 2005). ISBN 0… …   Wikipedia

• plant development — Introduction       a multiphasic process in which two distinct forms succeed each other in alternating generations. One form, created by the union of sexual cells (gametes (gamete)), contains two sets of similar chromosomes (diploid). At sexual… …   Universalium

• plant — plantable, adj. plantless, adj. plantlike, adj. /plant, plahnt/, n. 1. any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that… …   Universalium

• Plant — For other uses, see Plant (disambiguation). Plants Temporal range: Early Cambrian to recent, but see text, 520–0 Ma …   Wikipedia

• parent — par|ent W1S1 [ˈpeərənt US ˈper ] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: Latin, present participle of parere to give birth to ] 1.) the father or mother of a person or animal ▪ Children under fourteen should be accompanied by a parent. ▪ The… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Plant propagation — is the process of artificially or naturally propagating (distributing or spreading) plants.exual propagation (seed)Seeds and spores can be used for reproduction (through eg sowing). Seeds are typically produced from sexual reproduction within a… …   Wikipedia

• Parent-offspring conflict — is a term used to signify the evolutionary conflict arising from differences in optimal fitness of parents and their offspring. While parents tend to maximize the number of offspring, the offspring can increase their fitness by getting a greater… …   Wikipedia

• parent — [per′ənt, par′ənt] n. [OFr < L parens, parent, orig. prp. of parere, to beget: see PAROUS] 1. a mother or father 2. a progenitor or ancestor 3. any animal, organism, or plant in relation to its offspring 4. anything from which other things are …   English World dictionary

• parent — ► NOUN 1) a father or mother. 2) an animal or plant from which younger ones are derived. 3) an organization or company which owns or controls a number of subsidiaries. 4) archaic a forefather or ancestor. ► VERB ▪ be or act as a parent to.… …   English terms dictionary

• plant breeding — Introduction       application of genetic (genetics) principles to produce plants that are more useful to humans. This is accomplished by selecting plants found to be economically or aesthetically desirable, first by controlling the mating of… …   Universalium