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The 72 pages that link to Plant breeding, each with the reason it gives.

• Plant domesticationNarrower topic: Modern breeding extends the selection practices that first altered wild plant populations.

• ApomixisNarrower topic: Breeders investigate apomixis as a way to propagate selected genotypes reliably.

• Brassica oleraceaNarrower topic: The crop's history is a long record of breeding for different edible structures.

• ParthenocarpyNarrower topic: Breeders select or induce parthenocarpy to improve seedlessness and fruit set.

• Plant defenseNarrower topic: Breeders select crop varieties with stronger or more durable resistance.

• Self-incompatibilityNarrower topic: Breeders manipulate compatibility to control crosses and seed production.

• Self-pollinationNarrower topic: Breeders use self-pollination to fix selected traits across generations.

• RoseNarrower topic: Breeders select roses for traits such as flower color, repeat bloom, scent, and disease resistance.

• Marker-assisted selectionNarrower topic: Crop breeders use markers to select plants for traits that are difficult or slow to observe.

• Norman BorlaugNarrower topic: Borlaug improved wheat by repeatedly crossing and selecting plants with useful traits.

• Seed savingNarrower topic: Saving seeds from selected plants is a simple form of ongoing selection.

• CanolaNarrower topic: Canola arose by selecting and combining traits in oilseed Brassica crops.

• MicrosporeNarrower topic: Microspore-derived doubled haploids can accelerate breeding of uniform varieties.

• Domestication of CapsicumNarrower topic: Modern breeding extends selection practices that began during crop domestication.

• Brussels sproutsNarrower topic: Breeding shaped the crop’s distinctive bud production and agricultural traits.

• Erucic acidNarrower topic: Selective breeding lowered erucic acid in rapeseed oil and created modern canola varieties.

• M. S. SwaminathanNarrower topic: Swaminathan’s research applied breeding to develop crops suited to Indian growing conditions.

• Sunflower seedNarrower topic: Breeding has shaped sunflower oil content, disease resistance, and crop performance.

• PopcornNarrower topic: Breeding develops popcorn varieties with reliable popping and desirable kernel traits.

• Trofim LysenkoNarrower topic: Lysenko presented his methods as a faster route to improved crops.

• EinkornNarrower topic: Breeders can use einkorn’s genetic diversity to investigate traits in wheat.

• Pyrus communisNarrower topic: Modern pear improvement uses breeding to develop fruit quality and disease resistance.

• Wheat geneticsNarrower topic: Wheat genetics supplies the variation and tools used to improve cultivars.

• William FarrerNarrower topic: Farrer’s work was an early, influential application of deliberate crop improvement.

• TriticaleNarrower topic: Triticale is developed by selecting and refining wheat–rye crosses.