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  • noun Domesticated animals or plants adapted to the natural and cultural environment in which they live (or originated) and, in some cases, work

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Examples

  • A landrace is a grouping of animals or plants with similar characteristics that have been developed from natural or wild populations.

    Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009

  • The Asian wheat samples include 87 "landrace" populations -- domesticated species that have changed little since the advent of modern plant breeding.

    The Money Times Pankaj Damin 2010

  • The Asian wheat samples include 87 "landrace" populations -- domesticated species that have changed little since the advent of modern plant breeding.

    The Money Times Pankaj Damin 2010

  • The Asian wheat samples include 87 "landrace" populations - domesticated species that have changed little since the advent of modern plant breeding.

    EcoWorld Syndicated News 2010

  • The Asian wheat samples include 87 "landrace" populations -- domesticated species that have changed little since the advent of modern plant breeding.

    Earth News, Earth Science, Energy Technology, Environment News 2010

  • The Asian wheat samples include 87 "landrace" populations -- domesticated species that have changed little since the advent of modern plant breeding.

    The Money Times Pankaj Damin 2010

  • In animals, the term 'landrace' is taken to mean a type or group derived from a specific population but not yet formalised into a consistently replicable breed, or the specific natural population from which a breed derives.

    Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009

  • "The saluki type is what John Burchard calls a "landrace" and behaves rather like a species, maintaining itself with plenty of genetic buffering and little need for pedigrees.

    Bully Whippets 2007

  • "landrace" populations-domesticated plants that have changed very little since the advent of modern plant breeding.

    Newswise: Latest News 2010

  • "landrace" populations-domesticated plants that have changed very little since the advent of modern plant breeding.

    Food IngredientsFIrst News 2010

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