Chapter 2 Plant Breeding

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Kumwenda, A.S.

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Tea Research Foundation (TRFCA)

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The aims of the plant breeding program are to produce new, high yielding and high quality vegetatively propagated (VP) cultivars and composite plants that are adapted to local conditions. This is achieved by crossing selected parental stocks of cultivars and plant selection based on ease of rooting, quality, yield and easily rooting invigorating rootstocks and high quality scions VP cultivars for the production of superior composite plants.

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This item was scanned in with HP Scanjet 4850 at 300dpi and consists of 16 pages.

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Camellia sinensis

Sustainable Development Goals

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Kumwenda, AS 2006, 'Chapter 2 Plant Breeding', Research Review 1997-2001, pp. 18-33.