plant breeder

collocation in English

meaningsofplantandbreeder

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plant
noun
uk
/plɑːnt/us
/plænt/
a living thing that grows in earth, in water, or on other plants, usually has a stem, leaves, roots, and flowers, and ...
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breeder
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbriː.dər/us
/ˈbriː.dɚ/
a person who breeds animals ...
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(Definition ofplantandbreederfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, the author introduces interesting biotechnology strategies to extend the life of resistance, which are difficult and costly for the conventionalplantbreederto achieve.
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However, such a trait-by-trait analysis may overlook much information of use to theplantbreeder.
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I spent eight years there (1955-1963), first as aplantbreederand subsequently as a crop physiologist.
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He will be remembered as aplantbreeder, a geneticist, a teacher and author, and as incisive commentator on current affairs in tropical agriculture.
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On an agricultural research station, theplantbreederselects certain individuals or families based on any character or combination of characters, thereby defining fitness.
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By selecting strongly for seed yield in a population of perennial plants, theplantbreedercan likely achieve that which is rare in nature-a high seed-yielding perennial plant.
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We have to thank bountiful nature for the increase in productivity, rather than any inherent skill other than that of theplantbreeder.
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The plant will have been not bred, but simply discovered by a firm or aplantbreeder.
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Once the permutation in certain varieties has occurred, theplantbreederis well on his way.
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As farming and horticulture become more and more competitive so the rôle of theplantbreederbecomes more vital.
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I would certainly put theplantbreederat the top of the list by a long way.
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Therefore, aplantbreedercannot identify infringing material simply by looking at the plants.
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This is the task of theplantbreeder, the seed grower and the seed merchant.
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The law places no obligation on aplantbreederto apply for rights in his new variety.
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But theplantbreeder, up to now, has been excluded from these arrangements and it can be argued that this is wrong merely in equity.
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This deals with the question of compulsory licences, where theplantbreederis not prepared to let someone else use the material.
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To release them prematurely would destroy the commercial base of the privateplantbreeder.
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I am thinking about plant breeding, because in this country theplantbreederis the main source of our increased production.
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If it is used publicly for commercial propagation, the rights of theplantbreedercan be exercised, notwithstanding the fact that the material has been stolen.
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It seemed to me as a layman rather than as aplantbreeder—as a farmer—that over the years the number of varieties available has increased enormously.
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