Collocations withbreeding

These are words often used in combination withbreeding.

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breeding area
Unless the traps themselves are to become a breeding area, the fruit containing larvae must be removed before the larvae attain maturity and pupate.
From theCambridge English Corpus
breeding habits
A large mass of literature, dealing with its general habits, is extant, but the breeding habits and the larva have not been described.
From theCambridge English Corpus
breeding pond
The toadlets then leave the breeding pond and begin to forage for prey such as ants, beetles and moths.
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plant breeding
The transformation of plant breeding into an organized scientific activity raises two questions on incentives for research.
From theCambridge English Corpus
wheat breeding
We were given a presentation, delivered with military precision, on wheat breeding by a tall, rather thin young man with a distinctly authoritative voice.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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