essential derivation of varieties
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- (Abbreviation: EDV). Genotypes very similar to an originating cultivar, obtained, for example, by the selection of a mutant or a variant individual from plants of the initial variety, or by backcrossing or transformation.
UN Food and Agriculture Organization - Cite This Source - This Definition - cultivar, EDV, phytochemical, plant genetic resources, Roundup-ready\ä, variety, Weed