Breeding and seed production
Clonal selection
A breeding method involving the selection of the best individual plants within a vegetatively propagated cultivar to preserve or improve its specific traits.
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Agronomist dictionary
Short and clear definitions of agronomic terms: soil cultivation, sowing, nutrition, plant protection, machinery, and crop storage.
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Breeding and seed production
CMS (Cytoplasmic Male Sterility)
A genetic condition in plants that prevents the production of functional pollen, used primarily to facilitate large-scale hybrid seed production.
Breeding and seed production
Contrast hybridization
A plant breeding method that involves crossing genetically distant parental forms to create progeny with unique, often opposing, valuable traits.
Breeding and seed production
Cross-pollination
The transfer of pollen from the male parts of one flower to the female parts of another flower of the same species.
Breeding and seed production
Cultivar acclimatization
The process of adapting a crop cultivar to new soil and climatic conditions that differ from the environment of its original breeding.
Breeding and seed production
Cultural value of seeds
This is a quality indicator representing the percentage of pure, viable seeds in a batch capable of producing healthy seedlings.