landrace
English edit
Etymology edit
From land + race, probably a calque of German Landrasse.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
landrace (plural landraces)
- (often attributive) Any local variety of a domesticated animal or plant species that has adapted over time to its ecological and cultural environment (including, in some cases, its work). [from late 19th c.]
- 1961, Breeds of Swine, Farmers' Bulletin No. 1263, US Department of Agriculture, page 7,
- One of the newer breeds of swine in the United States is the American Landrace. American Landrace hogs (figs. 19 and 20) are descendants of Danish Landrace hogs imported by the United States Department of Agriculture in 1934.
- 2009, Pablo Eyzaguirre, Arwen Bailey, International case studies and tropical home gardens projects: offering lessons for a new research agenda in Europe, A. Bailey, Pablo B. Eyzaguirre, L. Maggioni, Crop genetic resources in European home gardens: Proceedings of a Workshop, page 1,
- First, many crop landraces in Europe are being lost without our even knowing what is being lost.
- 2011, A. C. Newton et al., “Cereal Landraces for Sustainable Agriculture”, in Eric Lichtfouse, Marjolaine Hamelin, Philippe Debaeke, Mireille Navarrete, editors, Sustainable Agriculture, volume 2, page 154:
- In both cases the morphological diversity within the oat accessions did not differ between landraces and modern cultivars.
- 1961, Breeds of Swine, Farmers' Bulletin No. 1263, US Department of Agriculture, page 7,
Usage notes edit
The terms landrace and breed have some overlap. The former is sometimes used in cases where selective breeding was the initial source of differentiation. The same term is also sometimes used in the names of breeds based on landraces, even though the breed is itself not considered a landrace. Breeds also sometimes retain the name of the landrace from which they derived.
Synonyms edit
- (any domesticated animal or plant adapted to its new environment): natural breed (animal), traditional breed (animal), traditional variety (plant)
Translations edit
local variety of domesticated animal or plant adapted to its environment
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