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Definition of Landrace
1. Noun. Domesticated animals or plants adapted to the natural and cultural environment in which they live (or originated) and, in some cases, work ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Landrace
1. a large white pig [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Landrace
Literary usage of Landrace
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Genes in the Field: On-Farm Conservation of Crop Diversity by Stephen B. Brush (2000)
"... chapter five Traditional management of seed and genetic diversity: what is a
landrace ? Dominique Louette Introduction Increasing concern about the loss ..."
2. Return to Resistance: Breeding Crops to Reduce Pesticide Dependence by Raoul A. Robinson (1996)
"He maintains a local landrace which is genetically flexible and has responded
... Consequently, a landrace is normally in a state of excellent balance with ..."
3. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"Wismer-Pedersen (1959) has also studied the exudative phenomenon in Danish landrace
pigs and, likewise, has associated it with a very low pH in the ..."
4. Scientists, Plants and Politics: A History of the Plant Genetic Resources by Robin Pistorius (1997)
"There is nothing to stop a nation or a group of farmers from registering a native
landrace under varietal protection if it meets the criteria; ..."
5. Social and Gender Analysis in Natural Resource Management: Learning Studies by Ronnie Vernooy, International Development Research Centre (Canada), NetLibrary, Inc (2006)
"Our fieldwork revealed that the informal seed system is predominant in terms of
obtaining both landrace and modern seed varieties. ..."
6. Housing, Husbandry, And Welfare Of Sheep And Goats Bibliography January 85 by D'Anna Berry (1997)
"Language: English Descriptors: Sheep; Reproductive performance; Finnish landrace;
Suffolk; Female fertility, Ewes; Sheep housing 319 NAL Call No: 49 J82 ..."
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