Technology, Industry, and Agriculture

Plant Breeding

The purposeful manipulation of plant species with the goal of creating desired genotypes and phenotypes, using techniques such as controlled pollination and or genetic engineering, followed by artificial selection of progeny.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

The purposeful manipulation of plant species with the goal of creating desired genotypes and phenotypes, using techniques such as controlled pollination and or genetic engineering, followed by artificial selection of progeny.

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  • Breeding, Plant

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6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings economics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, standards, statistics & numerical data.

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History Note

2016

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  1. J01.040w.227.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Plant Breeding. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000069600. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000069600
  2. Plant Breeding. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant_breeding
  3. Plant Breeding. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q788558