Genetics of useful plants (including forest trees and aquatic plants) and its application in the

production and development of improved strains and cultivars;

New varieties of plants;

Breeding for resistance to pests, diseases and other factors; add categories for specific subjects as

appropriate;

Breeding programmes, methods and techniques; selection, crossbreeding, hybridization, induced mutation;

Exploration to collect plants for the purpose of breeding and development of new crops for agricultural uses;

Introduction of wild plants into cultivation;

Plant germplasm sources and gene banks.

For: genetics of organisms used in pest and disease control, see H10, H20, L72, L73

hereditary and genetic disorders in plants, see H50

legislative aspects of breeders' rights, see D50

plant reproduction physiology, see F63

plant resistance to climate, extreme conditions, see H50

plant taxonomy, see F70

rearing of organisms used in pest and disease control, see H10, H20, L72, L73

weed genetics, see H60