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College of Agriculture and Bioresources
University of Saskatchewan
Plant Adaptations
Humans have adapted plants not just for their pleasing appearance or to modify our environment but also for food and recreation. Developing a new strain of tomato for the prairie climate, cultivating turf for lawns and putting greens, and selecting the native Saskatoon berry for farming, are examples of how we select and adapt plants for our many needs.
The diversity of vegetables and fruits from Saskatchewan gardens at present is the result of deliberate breeding and subsequent selection on the prairies. Although much of the bounty found in stores is imported from warmer climates, the growing fruit and greenhouse industry is supplying produce from plants specially adapted to western Canada's harsh climate.
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