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प्रश्न
Answer the following question.
How did plant breeding techniques help north Indian farmers to develop cane with desired characters?
उत्तर
With the help of plant breeding, the two varieties of sugarcane i.e. Saccharum Barberi [sugarcane of North India] and Saccharum officinarum [sugarcane of South India] were crossed to obtain sugarcane varieties having desirable qualities. So that a good quality sugarcane variety could be grown in North India.
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