1. Successful commercial plant breeding  concerns were founded from the late 19th century. 2. The Land Institute promotes " natural systems agriculture " through plant breeding . 3. The method has been discussed in the context of plant breeding  populations. 4. He also invested in a plant breeding  programme producing Bodnant hybrid rhododendrons. 5. He coordinated national and international research programs in agriculture and plant breeding . 6. The blue rose has been the Holy Grail of plant breeding  for generations. 7. However the former Plant breeding  research institutes took a different approach. 8. Other institutions include the Max Planck Institutes for Plant Breeding  Research. 9. It has found important applications in plant breeding  throughout the world. 10. Significant advances in plant breeding  ensued after the work of geneticist Gregor Mendel.