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Plant breeding

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant_breeding)

Plant breeding is the art and science of changing the traits of plants in order to produce desired characteristics. Plant breeding can be accomplished through many different techniques ranging from simply selecting plants with desirable characteristics for propagation, to more complex molecular techniques. (Wikipedia)

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Breeding
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Approved Date
04-Nov-2013

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