plant breeder

  • 11breeder — noun Date: 1531 one that breeds: as a. an animal or plant kept for propagation b. one engaged in the breeding of a specified organism c. a nuclear reactor designed to produce more fissionable material than it uses as fuel called also breeder… …

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  • 12Breeder — A breeder is a person who practices the vocation of mating carefully selected specimens of the same breed to reproduce specific, consistently replicable qualities and characteristics.This might be as a farmer, agriculturalist, or hobbyist, and… …

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  • 13breeder — /bree deuhr/, n. 1. an animal, plant, or person that produces offspring or reproduces. 2. a person who raises animals or plants primarily for breeding purposes. 3. Also called breeder reactor. Energy. a nuclear reactor in which more fissile… …

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  • 14plant breeders' rights — Abbreviation: PBR Legal protection of a new plant variety granted to the breeder or his successor in title. The effect of PBR is that prior authorization is required before the material can be used for commercial purposes …

    Glossary of Biotechnology

  • 15breeder — breed·er n one that breeds: as a) an animal or plant kept for propagation b) one engaged in the breeding of a specified organism …

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  • 16breeder — breed•er [[t]ˈbri dər[/t]] n. 1) gen an animal, plant, or person that reproduces 2) gen a person who raises animals or plants primarily for breeding purposes 3) phs ene Also called breed′er reac tor. a nuclear reactor in which more fissile… …

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  • 17plant genetic resources — Abbreviation: PGR The reproductive or vegetative propagating material of: 1. cultivated varieties (cultivars) in current use and newly developed varieties; 2. obsolete cultivars; 3. primitive cultivars (landraces); 4. wild and weed species, near… …

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  • 18Gartons Agricultural Plant Breeders — Gartons= This is a short history of the United Kingdom s first agricultural plant breeding business. Dr John Garton, of the firm of Garton Brothers of Newton le Willows in the United Kingdom was the Originator of Scientific Farm Plant Breeding.… …

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  • 19Fast breeder reactor — The fast breeder or fast breeder reactor (FBR) is a fast neutron reactor designed to breed fuel by producing more fissile material than it consumes. The FBR is one possible type of breeder reactor. The reactors are used in nuclear power plants to …

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  • 20Clinch River Breeder Reactor Project — Architect s conception of the Clinch River Breeder Reactor The Clinch River Breeder Reactor (CRBRP) Project was a joint effort of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (and its successor agencies, the U.S. Energy Research and Development… …

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