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A01H

NEW PLANTS OR PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM; PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 1990

Classification Context

Section:
HUMAN NECESSITIES
Class:
AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
Subclass:
NEW PLANTS OR PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM; PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES

Description

A01H covers the development of new plant varieties and the methods used to create them, including conventional breeding, genetic modification, and plant tissue culture techniques. This classification encompasses plant propagation through in vitro culture systems, somaclonal variation, and the selection or hybridization of plants with improved traits. It applies to both ornamental and agricultural plants where novel characteristics are intentionally developed or enhanced. Related but distinct biotechnological processes (such as genetic engineering at the molecular level) may be classified elsewhere depending on the specific technical focus.

Scope Notes

Limiting references: Unicellular algae Fungal microorganisms Specific mutations prepared by genetic engineering on plant cell or plant tissues

Related Keywords

new plants per seHORTICULTURE

11 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • A01H 11/00 Bryophytes, e.g. mosses, liverworts
  • A01H 13/00 Algae
  • A01H 15/00 Fungi; Lichens
  • A01H 17/00 Symbiotic or parasitic combinations including one or more new plants, e.g. mycorrhiza
  • A01H 4/00 Plant reproduction by tissue culture techniques
  • A01H 7/00 Gymnosperms, e.g. conifers
  • A01H 9/00 Pteridophytes, e.g. ferns, club-mosses, horse-tails