Not every endangered plant is suitable for the horticulture trade, and commercial production can have adverse effects on the gene pool of a critically threatened plant. However, in the case of the Wollemi pine, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages.
Stemming from a large gene pool, some have been hybridized for unique shapes and coloration while others for their seeds, texture and flavor. Heirloom pumpkins seeds maintain the genetic bio-diversity that is important to future crops.
So many of them were compatible for cross-breeding and the gene pool potential can be seen emerging in the hybrids from Augie Miller as he improved on earlier efforts.
The Seed Savers Exchange staff and gardens are responsible for the preservation of a high percentage of this nation's vegetable gene pool.
The more we hybridize, the more we shrink the gene pool, and the narrower a species' pool, the more vulnerable it becomes to disease, weather changes or infestation. In this sense, the genetic variations of our past help insure our future.
to many areas of our Australian climate and grow very well here, but unfortunately their native habits are being destroyed and are becoming endangered in the wild, making them very rare and more difficult to obtain seed, but there is a gene pool and ...
A few terms: Old varieties can refer to those that are anywhere from 50 to 400 years old. "Open-pollinated" means the flowers are pollinated by the wind or insects, therefore exposing plants to a bigger gene pool.
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