selective breeding of plants

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• Breeding — is the producing of offspring, usually animals or plants* Animal breeding, through selected specimens such as dogs, horses, and rabbits * Plant breeding, through selected specimens such as treesBreeding may also refer to:in science: * Biobreeding …   Wikipedia

• Breeding program — Breeding programs help animals to breed and can be good for animals as well as the agricultural economy. A breeding program is the planned breeding of a group of animals or plants, usually involving at least several individuals and extending over …   Wikipedia

• breeding — breed|ing [ bridıŋ ] noun uncount * 1. ) the process of MATING and producing young animals a ) the activity or business of keeping animals or plants and making them produce new animals or plants: the world leader in cattle breeding technology… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• breeding */ — UK [ˈbriːdɪŋ] / US [ˈbrɪdɪŋ] noun [uncountable] 1) a) biology the process of mating and producing young animals b) the activity or business of keeping animals or plants and making them produce new animals or plants the world leader in cattle… …   English dictionary

• breeding — noun 1 activity of producing plants/animals ADJECTIVE ▪ animal, horse, livestock, plant, etc. ▪ selective ▪ Certain characteristics can be developed through selective breeding …   Collocations dictionary

• breeding — /bree ding/, n. 1. the producing of offspring. 2. the improvement or development of breeds of livestock, as by selective mating and hybridization. 3. Hort. the production of new forms by selection, crossing, and hybridizing. 4. training; nurture …   Universalium

• breeding — breed•ing [[t]ˈbri dɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) ahb. the producing of offspring 2) ahb. the improvement of breeds of livestock, as by selective mating and hybridization 3) bot the production of new forms of plants by selection, crossing, and hybridizing 4)… …   From formal English to slang

• Self-incompatibility in plants — Self incompatibility (SI) is a general name for several genetic mechanisms in angiosperms, which prevent self fertilization and thus encourage outcrossing. In plants with SI, when a pollen grain produced in a plant reaches a stigma of the same… …   Wikipedia

• Smart breeding — (SMART=Selection with Markers and Advanced Reproductive Technologies) or Precision breeding refers to an organic farming technique of reproducing a species members together to retain desirable traits and so produce a stronger hybrid. The… …   Wikipedia

• Hardiness (plants) — Hardiness of plants describe their ability to survive adverse growing conditions. It is usually limited to discussions of climatic adversity. Thus a plant s ability to tolerate cold, heat, drought, flooding, or wind are typically considered… …   Wikipedia

• Selection methods in plant breeding based on mode of reproduction — This article discusses Selection methods in plant breeding based on mode of reproduction. Some plants reproduce by (more or less strict) self fertilization where pollen from a plant will fertilise reproductive cells or ovules of the same plant.… …   Wikipedia