Plant Breeder: A description for the plant breeder job
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Plant Breeder: Plans and carries out breeding studies to develop and improve varieties of crops: Improves specific characteristics, for example yield, size, quality, maturity, and resistance to frost, drought, disease and insect pests in plants, utilizing principles of genetics and knowledge of plant growth. Develops variety and selects most desirable plants for crossing. Breeds plants, using methods for example inbreeding, crossbreeding, backcrossing, outcrossing, mutating, or interspecific hybridization and selection. Selects progeny having desired characteristics and continues breeding and selection process to reach desired objectives.
Job industry: professional industry
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