Sentence examples for focus of breeding from inspiring English sources

Since its domestication by pre-Columbian civilizations, sunflower has long been the focus of breeding efforts.

Although poplar wood quality and the reproductive biology of poplar have been the focus of breeding research [ 16– 21], little is known about the development of seed hairs.

Both species have been the focus of breeding programs to combine their superior fiber quantity and quality traits [ 1] since the rediscovery of Mendelian genetics more than a century ago.

Certain provisions of the Marshall Plan convinced them not to focus on breeding draft horses, and that type began to disappear.

In the process, they fused the interests of biologists and falconers and put a strong focus on breeding and environmental protection.

Case studies focus on breeding theories and practices in Mantua, Naples, Madrid, Peru, and the Valley of Mexico.

I am also involved in collaborative investigations focused on evolution of breeding and pollination systems in flowering plants.

During the reign of Charles I (1625 – 1649), passion for racing and racehorses, and for swift horses for the hunting field, became the focus of horse breeding to the point that there was a dearth of the heavier horses used in tournament and for warfare.

They have more recently been the focus of intensive breeding efforts, including, over the last few years, the development of molecular markers and the identification of genes responsible for various traits of agronomic interest (Paterson et al., 2005).

A spokesperson for the GFA, which focuses on breeding wood pigeons to make them hunt-ready tells VICE: "I certainly haven't heard of pigeons eating chicken bones.

These findings are probably the result of the history of grapevine, with the practice of breeding focusing mostly on local varieties.