Selective Breeding
Selective breeding is a technique used in agriculture which aims to create a breed of plants that has desirable traits. The aim in selective breeding is to produce a higher yield of crops or to produce a good quality of crops. Some of the characteristics that are honed in selective breeding includes better color, improved blooms, good taste and tolerance to pest and extreme weather.
Selective breeding basically picks ups the good traits in a certain plant pollinated them for seed. Crops that are would be produced from the selected seed would then be used to create a full range of better plant production. Genetic principles are very important in studying and applying selective breeding in plants. It is a branch of applied genetics and the study of other branches of science including plant physiology, biochemistry and entomology are just some of the studies that can help in making selective breeding successful.
