Agribiotechnology Terms

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Across
  1. 4. gets its famous texture and flavor by blending the
  2. 5. The science or practice of farming, derived
  3. 9. quality in a hybrid offspring.
  4. 10. of the parents.
  5. 13. first step for humans to move from hunter-gatherer to
  6. 15. profitability, sustainability, and protection of the
  7. 16. There is evidence that by 5,000 B.C. humans
  8. 17. of an organism. Techniques include those used in
  9. 18. The process of breeding for one or more
  10. 19. useful varieties of wheat, maize, rice, and dates.
  11. 20. characteristics in plants and animals. This was
  12. 24. The enhanced function of any
  13. 25. Inserting a shoot or twig from one plant into part
  14. 26. some understanding of inheritance and selectively bred
  15. 27. or animal in order to achieve a desired trait.
  16. 29. the Latin words “ager” (field) and “cultura”
  17. 30. species or different varieties.
  18. 31. DNA or the genetic material of a microorganism,
  19. 34. a plant type within a particular cultivated species that is
  20. 35. with specific desired traits to produce the next
  21. 36. – A contraction of “cultivated variety.” It refers
Down
  1. 1. A breeding method that uses
  2. 2. Specific techniques used by scientists to
  3. 3. breeding as well as newer modification methods
  4. 6. Producing genetically identical offspring.
  5. 7. and GPS data, to ensure that the plants and soil
  6. 8. breeds, or varieties to create a new variety with
  7. 10. desired traits of the parents. Example: The Honeycrisp
  8. 11. The process of altering the
  9. 12. Combining two sexually compatible
  10. 14. The offspring of two plants of
  11. 18. by one or more characters.
  12. 21. genetic engineering.
  13. 22. optimum health and productivity. The goal of PA is to
  14. 23. that uses information technology, e.g.,
  15. 27. An approach to farm
  16. 28. the exact amount of water and other nutrients
  17. 32. another rooted plant to selectively grow a specific variety
  18. 33. societies