Smart breeding

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SMART breeding (SMART=Selection with Markers and Advanced Reproductive Technologies) or Precision breeding refers to an organic farming technique of reproducing a species members together to retain desirable traits and so produce a stronger hybrid. The technique was successfully used by Nachum Kedar, an Israeli scientist, who perfected the technique using beefsteak tomatoes to produce a fruit that would ripen on the vine and remain firm in transit.^{[citation needed]}

It is believed by most smart breeders that as scientists learn more about plants, smart breeding would replace transgenics as a way to produce plants that are resistant to various environmental problems.^{[citation needed]}

Similar selective breeding methods have been employed for centuries but smart breeding users think that it involves more precise knowledge about a species traits. This technique has been cited as a way to reduce controversial agricultural practices.^{[citation needed]}