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Crops and Cultures Landraces & Heirloom Cultivars Plant Breeding Virtual ToursNovember 4, 2021July 19, 2023

Plant Breeding

Plant Breeding

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Patrick Byrne, Meagan Schipanski, Deana Namuth-Covert This chapter focuses on three concepts that have been important in plant breeding: the use of landrace germplasm in crop improvement, hybrid vigor or heterosis, and recurrent selection.

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