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See also animal breeding; plant breeding.

Machine learning algorithms can also be applied to the centuries-old process of breeding plant varieties better able to resist drought or insect pressures.

"There are also skills shortages in areas of expertise such as plant and crop breeding, plant physiology and pest management, large animal physiology and health, soil science, and horticulture," she says.

A number of different approaches have been investigated with the intention to reduce fertilizer inputs into agroecosystems, including breeding plant varieties with better P acquisition efficiency [6], fertilizer placement strategies [7], or application of soil organisms and natural extracts with plant growth-promoting potential [8 10].

In traditional plant breeding, plants are bred with related organisms to encourage certain naturally occurring traits.

A key step in the domestication of rice was breeding plants that held onto their seeds when farmers harvested them.

Geneticists are breeding plants that are more resistant to diseases or that can withstand torrential rains or a hotter environment.

Methods used in breeding plants for disease resistance are similar to those used in breeding for other characters except that two organisms are involved the host plant and the pathogen.

Heavy metal rhizofiltration using B. juncea might therefore be improved by breeding plants with profusely branching roots.

The outputs from this project will contribute to protecting the global environment and ensuring sustainable food production through breeding plants (crops) with enhanced stress tolerance.

PT Perusahaan Perkebunan London Sumatra Indonesia Tbk is a plantation company engaged in plant breeding, planting, harvesting, processing and selling of palm products, rubber, seeds, cocoa and tea.