The database will need to be robust enough to handle a monumental amount of data of multiple types, while also being user - friendly
so that plant breeders can efficiently make use of the information — a task that is equivalent to «finding a shirt that fits everyone,» said Kevin Palis, a software developer at IRRI, the International Rice Research Institute in Los Baños, Philippines.
Not exact matches
We are also, interested in improving our understanding of how this resistance works
so we can do a better job of selecting for it,» says University of Illinois
plant breeder, Brian Diers.
In nature, however,
plants are never exposed to only one stress at a time,
so breeders have also taken an interest in the
plants» capacity to resist multiple environmental stresses.
«Patent and
plant breeders» rights applications have already been filed, and we have some issued patents on processes to do with cannabis already,
so it's definitely important to at the very minimum be aware that some people may have registered IP rights already in this area
so you're not infringing on the rights of others even if you may not want to file for protection yourself,» Curcio says.
She says that, in the U.S. at least, there are already movements to encourage people who are currently growing cannabis
plants to make their strains known in the public domain
so that they're never patented or registered for
plant breeders» rights.
So we've asked a horticulturist, an artist - gardener and a
plant breeder to share their favorite shade garden
plant combinations.