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
KWS has been developing new varieties of wheat and barley for farmers for 150 years using traditional cross-breeding techniques.
From BBC ● May 23, 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
Mr. Spooner sums up his excellent Essay on Crossing by asserting that there is a direct pecuniary advantage in judicious cross-breeding, especially when the male is larger than the female.
From The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) by Darwin, Charles
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