The art and science of plant breeding

Authors

John Sylvester GladstonesFollow

Keywords

Plant breeding

First Page Number

183

Last Page Number

188

ISSN

0021-8618

Abstract

The first part of this article described the evolution of crop varieties and their improvement by simple selection. This part discusses cross-breeding and the other techniques which underly most modern plant breeding programmes.

The purpose cf crossing is to generate new combinations of varietal characteristics. It does not create anything basically new. All the genetic "ingredients" of a new variety must be present in one or other of the parents.

Recommended Citation

Gladstones, John Sylvester (1973) "The art and science of plant breeding," Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4: Vol. 14: No. 2, Article 7.
Available at: https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/journal_agriculture4/vol14/iss2/7