单词 | seed parent |
释义 | > as lemmasseed parent seed parent n. (in plant breeding) a plant which is fertilized artificially by pollen from another plant; cf. pollen parent n. at pollen n. Compounds 2. ΚΠ 1848 Florist 1 56 Select those [plants] you intend to save the seed from..; and as the flowers unfold, impregnate them with the pollen of another variety, distinct, and remarkable for brilliancy of colour, purity of marking, or some other desirable property which the seed-parent does not possess. 1954 Illustr. London News 29 May 910/1 There were three selected seed parents, potted up and grown in my cold greenhouse. 2013 R. C. Clarke & M. D. Merlin Cannabis x. 295/1 The genes controlling for a selected trait must be present in two separate individuals—one male or pollen parent and one female or seed parent. < as lemmas |
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