Category: Plant Breeding

Before there were bright orange carrots, there were brown roots. Crops have evolved over time from their wild forms to more edible species that we today enjoy for the nutritional content, taste, flavour, aesthetics, size, pharmaceutical composition and so much more. The pleasance of today’s crops is the compound interest of centuries of selective breeding …

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You may be wondering, “What is Plant Breeding?” Someone once said, “Plant breeding is a world in which every seed is a story waiting to be told.” The most common definition of plant breeding is consistent with “plant breeding is the art and science of improving crops for several purposes.” But, why an art and …

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