Plant breeding: Long-game innovation in a fast-changing world

The First Sixteen by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Dec 11, 202426:09Government & Organizations

How has plant breeding evolved over the past 20 years? Who are the players in Canada? What is the plant breeding continuum? And what is the proverbial sandbox in which Canadian plant breeders are working? Learn this and...

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