1.   But that knowledge would be used to guide conventional breeding, not to create genetically altered herds.

2.   Pike used only conventional breeding for his BetaSweet carrot, crossing seeds from Brazil to obtain a root with stellar taste and nutrition.

3.   So far, scientists have tried to make apomictic crops mainly through conventional breeding.

4.   Such genes could be genetically engineered into crops or the information could be used to help guide conventional breeding.

5.   The genes must then be put into commercial rice varieties either by genetic engineering or through conventional breeding.

6.   With conventional breeding, thousands of unknown genes are transferred in order to get the one with the desired trait.