select and breed; cultivate improved varieties
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to select seeds or breeds and cultivate improved varieties; to breed
Technical term used in agriculture, horticulture, and animal husbandry referring to the combined process of selecting superior parent stock and breeding to develop improved varieties with desirable traits.
Nóng农
yè业
kē科
xué学
yuàn院
zhèng正
zài在
xuǎn选
yù育
kàng抗
bìng病
xiǎo小
mài麦
xīn新
pǐn品
zhǒng种
。
The Academy of Agricultural Sciences is currently breeding new disease-resistant wheat varieties.
Xuǎn选
yù育
liáng良
zhǒng种
shì是
tí提
gāo高
chǎn产
liàng量
de的
guān关
jiàn键
。
Selecting and breeding improved varieties is the key to increasing yield.
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Tā他
men们
huā花
le了
shí十
nián年
shí时
jiān间
xuǎn选
yù育
chū出
zhè这
zhǒng种
gāo高
chǎn产
shuǐ水
dào稻
。
They spent ten years breeding this high-yield rice variety.
Zhè这
gè个
shí实
yàn验
zhàn站
zhuān专
mén门
xuǎn选
yù育
shì适
hé合
běi北
fāng方
qì气
hòu候
de的
shū蔬
cài菜
pǐn品
zhǒng种
。
This experimental station specializes in breeding vegetable varieties suited to northern climates.