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Preferred Term:

landraces

Definition:
Traditional crop cultivars or animal breeds with enough genetic integrity to be morphologically identifiable that evolved with or have been genetically improved by traditional agriculturalists.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
Entry Terms:
  • landrace cultivars
  • primitive cultivars
  • farmer variety
  • folk variety
  • traditional variety
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/49175
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RDF/XMLCreated 2006-01-19, last modified 2019-10-16