单词 | plant breeder |
释义 | > as lemmasplant breeder plant breeder n. a person who cultivates plants in order to improve existing varieties or produce new ones. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > management of plants > propagation of plants > [noun] > one who cultivates varieties to improve them plant breeder1901 1901 Science 15 Feb. 258/1 It will be found desirable to cross different hybrid seedlings of the same parentage..rather than inbreed a hybrid with its own pollen, as is somewhat generally directed by plant-breeders. 1948 G. D. H. Bell Cultivated Plants Farm p. viii Some of the most important problems facing improved crop production can only be solved by plant breeders. 1995 Yippy Yi Yea Apr. 80/1 Plant breeder Luther Burbank developed this stately white Shasta daisy in California where it thrives in the poor soils of hill country. < as lemmas |
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