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Traditional plant breeders seek to exploit repeatable (heritable) variations in economic traits, whereas traditional plant physiologists attempt to determine the underlying causes of these repeatable variations. Historically, plant breeders have prided themselves on their independence; occasionally, they have called upon physiologists, pathologists and chemists to assist in a service capacity — such as with the screening for stress tolerance, disease resistance, or improved product quality. However, plant breeders can no longer afford this ‘luxury’. Instead, a multidisciplinary team is required to plan, organize and conduct a modern plant breeding programme. This team approach to crop improvement is slowly being adopted throughout the world.
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Slinkard, A.E., Sindhu, J.S. (1988). Role of physiology in pulse crop improvement: a plant breeding perspective. In: Summerfield, R.J. (eds) World crops: Cool season food legumes. Current Plant Science and Biotechnology in Agriculture, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2764-3_74
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