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SELECTION AMELIORATRICE PLANTES [1 record]

Record 1 2014-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Breeding
  • Genetics
DEF

The application of genetic principles to the improvement of cultivated plants ...

OBS

The aim ... is to produce new and improved types of farm crops or decorative plants to better preserve the need of the farmer ...

OBS

The improvement of plants by selection, inbreeding, hybridization and other scientific methods.

OBS

plant breeding: term used at the Canadian Grain Commission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Amélioration végétale
  • Génétique
DEF

Ensemble de techniques ayant pour but d'obtenir des végétaux génétiquement mieux adaptés à un ou plusieurs objectifs utilitaires précis.

OBS

sélection des végétaux : terme en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mejora vegetal
  • Genética
DEF

[Ciencia que se encarga de] aplicar los principios genéticos y estadísticos básicos al manejo de poblaciones de plantas con el fin de adecuar algunos de sus parámetros a las necesidades sociales y económicas del medio al cual pertenecen.

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