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Variability is highly essential to allow a breeder to select cultivars of plants which are: (a) more adapted to environmental changes, (b) more efficient in utilizing nutrients, (c) more tolerant to diseases and pests, and (d) improved in yield and quality. There is a continuous change with time, in natural and man-made envir-onments and human population needs. Therefore, our continuous efforts should be directed towards tailoring the new cultivars, that are capable of withstanding continuous changes and fulfilling human food demand. Selection is the driving force of plant breeders to identify within a variable population the best genotypes which respond to the demands of agricultural producers, the agro-industry and consumers.
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Donini, P., Sonnino, A. (1998). Induced Mutation in Plant Breeding: Current Status and Future Outlook. In: Jain, S.M., Brar, D.S., Ahloowalia, B.S. (eds) Somaclonal Variation and Induced Mutations in Crop Improvement. Current Plant Science and Biotechnology in Agriculture, vol 32. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9125-6_14
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