Clones vs. massal selection

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The standard

The reasoned selection decision names the aim it serves: yield security and phytosanitary control on one side, genetic breadth and site adaptation on the other.

Criteria

The aim of propagation is named, not left to chance
Clonal choice buys uniformity with genetic narrowing
Massal selection buys diversity with higher phytosanitary risk
Both paths remain selection, not new breeding

Distinction

Selection ≠ breeding: selection preserves existing genetics, breeding creates new varieties. The reasoned selection decision chooses between uniformity and diversity, not between old and new.