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to establish the crucial point of breeding |
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to set priorities for cultivation Explanation: "Breeding" generally refers more to animal rather than vegetable activity. "Cultivation" is probably more appropriate here. Example sentence(s):
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to set priorities for breeding Explanation: "Plant breeding is the purposeful manipulation of plant species in order to create desired genotypes and phenotypes for specific purposes. This manipulation involves either controlled pollination, genetic engineering, or both, followed by artificial selection of progeny." Plant breeding - ScienceDaily www.sciencedaily.com › terms › plant_breeding "to cultivate" is just another word for "to grow (plants)", so it would include growing plants for food, medicinal purposes, or decoration (flowers). The seed merchant is breeding plant varieties, not simply cultivating them as a farmer or gardener would do. |
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set priorities when it comes to plant breeding Explanation: how can one go about setting priorities when it comes to plant breeding, given the universe of possible options https://www.deepl.com/translator?utm_source=lingueebanner1&il=en#de/en/z%C3%BCchtungsschwerpunkte%20setzen |
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determine strategies for breeding Explanation: 'Priorities' sounds a little odd... "Is the process more important than the goal? Or how do breeders determine strategies for breeding from the myriads of possibilities." |
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Reference: to establish the crucial point of breeding Reference information: https://www.dict.cc/?s=Züchtung As plant breeding, from the very beginning of a variety until the launching of commercial seeds can take 20 years or more, this is the crucial point of breeding. - https://european-seed.com/2019/02/health-nailed-it-a-deep-di... A crucial point for the succeful implementation of a breedal scheme - https://edepot.wur.nl/121527 -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hora (2020-12-03 11:21:01 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Die Züchtungsschwerpunkte liegen bei Getreide, Leguminosen und Gräsern. - https://www.bwagrar.de/Aktuelles/Unternehmen/Die-Polen-komme... |
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