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Definition of Cultivar
1. Noun. A variety of a plant developed from a natural species and maintained under cultivation.
Definition of Cultivar
1. Noun. A cultivated variety of a plant species or hybrid of two species. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cultivar
1. a variety of plant originating under cultivation [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cultivar
Literary usage of Cultivar
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Return to Resistance: Breeding Crops to Reduce Pesticide Dependence by Raoul A. Robinson (1996)
"For each species of parasite with a gene-for-gene relationship, choose a once-popular
cultivar in which the vertical resistance has broken down. ..."
2. A Dictionary of the Portuguese and English Languages, in Two Parts ...by Antonio Vieyra, Jacinto Dias do Canto by Antonio Vieyra, Jacinto Dias do Canto (1827)
"... cultivar, ou lavrar n terra, to till or plough the ground. Oi frutos da terra,
the fruits of the earth. Hum pedaço de terra, a piece of ground or land. ..."
3. Breeding Oat Cultivars Suitable for Production in Developing Countries: 1995 by R. A. Forsberg, M. E. McDaniel, Romulo Trombetta, S. H. Weaver (1998)
"... Best cultivar Maximum Yield 8.0 T/ha = 100 % increase over 1965 levels. ...
have been made in groat percentage and test weight: (C) New cultivar ..."
4. Molecular Markers in Plant Genome Analysis: Sponsored CRIS/ICAR Projects and by Andrew Kalinski (1995)
"... level of intraspecific polymorphism and distinguishes not only between cultivars
but even between different individuals belonging to the same cultivar. ..."
5. Dialogue on Risk Assessment of Transgenic Plants: Scientific, Technological edited by Johannes Wirz (1997)
"... where in the Andes that has a disease resistant trait will cross thousands of
genes together and will eventually come up with a new commercial cultivar. ..."
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