Züchtungsschwerpunkte setzen

English translation: to set priorities for breeding

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German term or phrase:Züchtungsschwerpunkte setzen
English translation:to set priorities for breeding
Entered by: Gordon Matthews

10:11 Dec 3, 2020
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German term or phrase: Züchtungsschwerpunkte setzen
Ist der Weg das Ziel, oder wie kann es im Universum der Möglichkeiten gelingen, Züchtungsschwerpunkte zu setzen?

to set breeding priorities?

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martina1974
Austria
Local time: 06:32
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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Gordon Matthews
Germany
Local time: 06:32
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1to set priorities for breeding
Gordon Matthews
4set priorities when it comes to plant breeding
Cillie Swart
4determine strategies for breeding
Michael Martin, MA
4 -1to set priorities for cultivation
Tim Bayton
Summary of reference entries provided
to establish the crucial point of breeding
José Patrício

  

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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):
  • Is the journey also the destination or, in the universe of possibilities, how can priorities be set for cultivation?
Tim Bayton
Local time: 05:32
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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disagree  philgoddard: Sorry, but you're wrong about breeding. And cultivation is quite different.
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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.

Gordon Matthews
Germany
Local time: 06:32
Works in field
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vielen Dank!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: Or breeding priorities.
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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
Cillie Swart
South Africa
Local time: 07:32
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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."

Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 01:32
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Reference comments


1 hr
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

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Die Züchtungsschwerpunkte liegen bei Getreide, Leguminosen und Gräsern. - https://www.bwagrar.de/Aktuelles/Unternehmen/Die-Polen-komme...

José Patrício
Portugal
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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