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Elite trees

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002114

A tree which is greatly superior to the average tree of the same species in some inherited characteristics as determined by progeny tests.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-002114
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectPlant Production, Gardening
Synonymschampion trees
ReferencesUSDA Forest Service; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoTrees; Tree breeding; Plant characteristics; Plus trees; Genetic improvement; Forest genetics; Progeny testing
TranslationsSpanish: árboles elite
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002114",
  "term": "Elite trees",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A tree which is greatly superior to the average tree of the same species in some inherited characteristics as determined by progeny tests.",
  "synonyms": [
    "champion trees"
  ],
  "subject": "Plant Production, Gardening",
  "see_also": [
    "trees",
    "tree breeding",
    "plant characteristics",
    "plus trees",
    "genetic improvement",
    "forest genetics",
    "progeny testing"
  ],
  "references": [
    "USDA Forest Service",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "árboles elite"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/elite-trees/"
}

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