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Breeding companies look to strengthen their competitive advantage, easing the way for growers to procure new plant varieties and for consumers to grow with confidence.

True-breeding plants are organisms with genetic structures that decide how they produce offspring with the same traits.

Kale, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, and cabbage are all varieties of a single magical plant species - Brassica oleracea - aka wild mustard @ Vox - Though they're all the same species, these various crops are cultivars — different varieties bred to have desirable qualities for human purposes.

Farmers, first of all, are breeders. They might not have the lab coats that have come to define modern plant breeding, but their wisdom, knowledge and contribution is unquestionable. To be able to continue breeding, using their own seed, is their first right, their first freedom and their first duty. This right has been recognised in India’s Plant Variety Protection and Farmers Rights Act

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In addition to proper fertilizing and watering techniques, onion variety selection is an important factor in growing large onions. Long-day onions grow well in Northern regions, while short-day onions produce large bulbs in the South. The number and size of the leaves at maturity predicts how large the onions will be.