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Breeding populationA group of individuals selected from a wild population for use in a breeding program. Usually phenotypically selected for desirable traits. In species with large natural ranges, there are usually several to many, more-or-less separate breeding populations, each designed to provide progeny suited to a particular geographic region (See seed zone and [..]
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Breeding populationA set of trees within which crosses are made to generate material for the next cycle of selection
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