Plant Breeding

Plant breeding, also known as cultivar development, crop improvement, and seed improvement, is a scientifically based creative method for creating new plant kinds. In order to produce adaptable plants with novel combinations of certain desired features, breeding entails the production of multigenerational genetically varied populations on which human selection is applied. The biological evaluation in pertinent target habitats and understanding of genes and genomes are what guide the selection process. Gain under selection, which depends on genetic variety, the strength of the selection, and time is used to measure progress.

Synonyms: Breeding