Züchtungsmaßnahmen
Züchtungsmaßnahmen refers to the practices and techniques employed in selective breeding to improve or modify the characteristics of plants and animals. These measures are fundamental to agriculture, horticulture, and animal husbandry, aiming to enhance desirable traits such as yield, disease resistance, nutritional value, or specific aesthetic qualities. The process typically involves identifying individuals with superior traits and then controlling their reproduction. This can be achieved through various methods including controlled cross-pollination in plants or planned mating in animals.
Key Züchtungsmaßnahmen include artificial selection, where breeders deliberately choose which individuals reproduce based on their phenotype.
The goals of Züchtungsmaßnahmen are diverse. In crops, it might focus on increasing crop yield, improving tolerance