inbreeding

Japanese: inbreeding
inbreeding

...In addition, self-pollination in self-fertilizing plants occurs within the same individual, and in a broad sense it falls under the category of inbreeding.
[Inbreeding]
Crossbreeding is done within the same variety or lineage to maintain or improve characteristics. Outcrossing crops such as corn are genetically impure compared to self-pollinating crops, even if they are of the same variety, so incrossing or inbreeding is done artificially to make them pure.

*Some terminology explanations that mention "inbreeding" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…なお,自殖性植物の自殖は,同一個体内で交配が行われるもので,広い意味では同系交配に属する。
[同系交配inbreeding]
 同一品種内または同一系統内で行われる交配で,特性の維持,向上のために行われる。トウモロコシのような他殖性作物は同一品種といっても自殖性作物に比べて遺伝的に不純であるから,これを純粋にするため人工的に自殖または同系交配を行う。…

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