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Plant breeding is art and the science of change and

The art and science of plant breeding heredity improvement plant.

Art and the concept of the “breeder’s eye”

PLANT BREEDING.
Plant breeding is an applied science,art is
important to the success.

The scientific disciplines and technologies

of plant breeding
a technology and an art for manipulate
genes too chromosome or ability plant
genetics, hence becomes nobler and
Plant breeding is a deliberate effort by humans to nudge nature,with respect to the heredity of plants,
more useful.
to an advantage. The changes made in plants are permanent and heritable. The professionals who
conduct this task are called plants breeders.

Methods for plant breeding complement :

selection

Hybridization / artificial crosses,

Mutation and polyploidy, in vitro breeding

(gene cloning & isolation, markers

molecular and gene transfer).