cross-breeding
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“We are doing this cross-breeding all the time,” Ovrebo said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
The Reed, Kachuck said, spoils quickly after being picked, but could be made hardier via genetic intervention, such as cross-breeding.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2025
The team at John Innes is taking some of the older varieties and cross-breeding them with modern ones - and they’ve had some success.
From BBC • Nov. 26, 2022
Hence, a few enterprising cultivators in New Zealand and Switzerland have managed to popularize the abnormal fruits through cross-breeding processes with commercial and sweeter varieties.
From Salon • Nov. 25, 2021
There appears to be much promise for nut improvement by cross-breeding to regroup desired qualities.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting Guelph, Ontario, September 3, 4, 5, 1947 by Northern Nut Growers Association
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