{"id":2071,"date":"2026-07-07T14:16:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T14:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asur-plantbreeding.com\/?page_id=2071"},"modified":"2026-07-07T14:16:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T14:16:47","slug":"maintenance-breeding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.asur-plantbreeding.com\/en\/maintenance-breeding\/","title":{"rendered":"Maintenance breeding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">Maintenance breeding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asur-plantbreeding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DJI_0788-1-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1930\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maintenance breeding aims in particular to preserve all the characteristics of a variety over time (thereby preventing any genetic drift). 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