Plant breeding is a way of modifying and changing the traits of a plant in order to produce desired traits with improved qualities. There are several plant breeding methods like Hybrid breeding, Mutation breeding, Inbreeding, Backcrossing, Genetic engineering, gene editing, and so on. The technique involves the selection and propagation of desirable characteristics by any of the breeding methods. The main aim for creating the desired trait both phenotypically and genetically is to make it economically beneficial for mankind with desired qualities like resistance to pests and diseases, drought and flood tolerance, high nutritional quality high-yielding traits.
Desired plant traits
Breeding techniques
Economically beneficial
Gene editing
Various breeding studies
