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Breeding plants

Synonyms:
Improving plants
Selectively breeding plants
Breeding improved plants
Broader:
Breeding organisms
Cultivating plants
Stewarding plant populations
Promoting horticultural study
Creating genetically modified organisms
Narrower:
Breeding poplars
Domesticating plants
Breeding locally adapted plants
Exploring hybrid seed varieties
Breeding disease-resistant plants
Breeding disease-resistant plants
Breeding disease-resistant plants
Using flagship species in conservation campaigns
Developing plant cultivars more resistant to stress from disease
Using mutation breeding to improve plant genetic characteristics
Enriching cultivated plant's genetic diversity with wild relatives
Facilitates:
Increasing crop diversity
Values:
Breeding
Organizations:
International Association of Breeders and Distributors of Ornamental Plant Varieties
Seeds Action Network International
References:
Charles, Daniel: Lords of the Harvest: Biotech, Big Money, and the Future of Food
Subjects:
Plant Life → Plants
Agriculture, Fisheries → Breeding
Development → Reform
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
GOAL 2: Zero HungerGOAL 17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal

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