5.10 Breeding of plants

Selective breeding of plants 

• E.g Rice 
• The number of rice grains is based on the number of genes 
• The farmer wants to increase his yield 
• Farmers decide to harvest the plants with the least grains, but leaves the plants with the most grans, so that they can breed 
• Slowly, it will increase, and the farmer will harvest the smallest again and leave the most for breeding 
• This way, the rice plant produces the most grains possible --> increasing the yield 
• This is an example of selective breeding 
• Applied to most characteristics of the plats