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- noun Plural form of
landrace .
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Examples
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The region is rich in so-called 'landraces' - traditional varieties of drought-resistant crops which small scale farmers could take advantage of rather than the hybrid varieties that are being promoted, agricultural experts say.
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"As one way to respond to this variability, they have been able to develop a variety of landraces [the technical term for varieties of basic crops that are made to adapt to different weather and climate conditions, dry years, wet years and more]."
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"As one way to respond to this variability, they have been able to develop a variety of landraces [the technical term for varieties of basic crops that are made to adapt to different weather and climate conditions, dry years, wet years and more]."
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Recent genetic studies revealed that the earliest known landraces of the European potato contain both Andean and Chilean molecular markers.
May 15th, 2007 2007
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These findings may change current breeding programs which focus solely on the Andean landraces and not the Chilean landraces, according to scientists at the University of Wisconsin.
May 15th, 2007 2007
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While in the traditional areas emmer growing has never been abundoned and landraces have been maintained, in the new areas emmer varieties are imported either from the traditional areas or from recent plant breeding programs.
Archive 2009-03-01 Bryanna Clark Grogan 2009
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While in the traditional areas emmer growing has never been abundoned and landraces have been maintained, in the new areas emmer varieties are imported either from the traditional areas or from recent plant breeding programs.
FARRO MINESTRONE WITH WINTER SQUASH AND GREENS Bryanna Clark Grogan 2009
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Selective breeding of medicinal plants may follow several lines, including: random selection in populations; landraces with specific chemical characteristics; selection of clones; and hybridization.
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Heterosis and combining ability among African pearl millet landraces.
Chapter 28 1996
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Its wide, untapped genetic variability found in landraces and its wild an weedy relatives lend tremendous genetic wealth to increase its productivity in these more sustainable systems.
Chapter 27 1996
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