germplasm
germplasm noun: seeds or tissues maintained for the purpose of animal or plant breeding, preservation or other research uses.
Noun
germplasm (countable and uncountable, plural germplasms)
- Seeds or tissues maintained for the purpose of animal or plant breeding, preservation or other research uses.
- Since the number of problems that affect the bean crop is large, researchers in national and international programs have formed a network on genetic improvement in which germplasm evaluation and research results are exchanged.1987, Aart van Schoonhove, Standard System for the Evaluation of Bean Germplasm, CIAT, page 5
- A good beginning has been made in joint surveys of Chinese germplasm resources by Chinese and foreign scientists.1989, Zhang Yihua, Dong Yushen, Development of Research on Crop Germplasm Resources in China, Lloyd Knutson, Allan K. Stoner (editors), Biotic Diversity and Germplasm Preservation, Global...
germplasm meaning in Tamil and Indonesian
germplasm in Tamil
- மூலவுயிர்முதலுரு, வித்துச் சோறு, ஜெர்ம்ப்பிளாசம்
germplasm in Indonesian
- seeds or tissue preserved for any of several purposes
- plasma nutfah
Forms of germplasm
| plural | germplasms |
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Origin of germplasm
From germ + plasm. But compare germ plasm.
Questions about germplasm
- What does germplasm mean?
- Germplasm means seeds or tissues maintained for the purpose of animal or plant breeding, preservation or other research uses.
- What is germplasm in Tamil?
- Germplasm in Tamil is மூலவுயிர்முதலுரு, வித்துச் சோறு, ஜெர்ம்ப்பிளாசம். See Germplasm meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is germplasm?
- Germplasm is a noun.
- What is the plural of germplasm?
- The plural of germplasm is germplasms.
Words near germplasm in the dictionary
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