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Centres of diversity and origin of cultivated plants

9-grade · Chapter: Foundations of breeding and biotechnology

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N. I. Vavilov and his expeditions
How a centre is found
The seven (eight) centres
Collections and Uzbekistan

Key terms

Cultivated plant
Wild relative
Centre of origin
Centre of diversity
Diversity of forms
Law of homologous series
Gene bank
Seed collection
Expedition
Breeding (selection)
Variety (cultivar)
Introduction

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