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• plant breeding — Introduction       application of genetic (genetics) principles to produce plants that are more useful to humans. This is accomplished by selecting plants found to be economically or aesthetically desirable, first by controlling the mating of… …   Universalium

• detassel — v.t., detasseled, detasseling or (esp. Brit.) detasselled, detasselling. * * * …   Universalium

• detassel — [dē tas′əl] vt. detasseled or detasselled, detasseling or detasselling to remove tassels from (corn) so as to assure cross pollination for the production of hybrid corn seed …   English World dictionary

• detassel — (ˈ)dē+ transitive verb : to remove the tassels that bear the staminate flowers of (corn) thereby preventing self pollination * * * v.t., detasseled, detasseling or (esp. Brit.) detasselled, detasselling …   Useful english dictionary