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
Mr. Currie of South Carolina spent 10 years cross-breeding peppers to create the new strain after previously breaking the heat record with the Carolina Reaper.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 17, 2023
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
The process of cross-breeding consists in taking the pollen of one variety and applying it to the stigma of another variety, in such a way as to effect its fertilization.
From The $100 Prize Essay on the Cultivation of the Potato. Prize offered by W. T. Wylie and awarded to D. H. Compton. How to Cook the Potato, Furnished by Prof. Blot. by Compton, D. A.
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