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Descriptor English: Plant Breeding
Descriptor Spanish: Fitomejoramiento
Descriptor fitomejoramiento
Scope note: La manipulación deliberada de las especies de plantas con el objetivo de crear genotipos y fenotipos deseados, utilizando técnicas tales como la polinización controlada y o ingeniería genética, seguido de la selección artificial de la progenie.
Descriptor Portuguese: Melhoramento Vegetal
Descriptor French: Amélioration des plantes
Entry term(s): Breeding, Plant
Tree number(s): J01.040.227.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000069600
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: EC economics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MT methods
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
Public MeSH Note: 2016
History Note: 2016
DeCS ID: 56175
Unique ID: D000069600
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Date Established: 2016/01/01
Date of Entry: 2015/07/01
Revision Date: 2015/06/29
Plant Breeding - Preferred
Concept UI M000606171
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Plant Breeding
Entry term(s) Breeding, Plant



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