Economically important crop plants with superior quality are raised by ______. - Science

Economically important crop plants with superior quality are raised by ______.

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Economically important crop plants with superior quality are raised by Breeding.

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Methods of Plant Breeding for Crop Improvement

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Chapter 20 Breeding and Biotechnology
Evaluation | Q II. 1. | Page 297

______ is the chemical used for doubling the chromosomes.

A group of plants produced from a single plant through vegetative or asexual reproduction are called a pureline.

Iron fortified rice variety determines the protein quality of the cultivated plant

Golden rice is a hybrid.

Assertion: Hybrid is superior than either of its parentsReason: Hybrid vigour is lost upon inbreeding.

Assertion: Colchicine reduces the chromosome number.

Reason: It promotes the movement of sister chromatids to the opposite poles.

Name three improved characteristics of wheat that helped India to achieve high productivity

Describe mutation breeding with an example.

Biofortification may help in removing hidden hunger. How?

Higher Order Thinking Skill (HOT)

‘P’ is a gene required for the synthesis of vitamin A. It is integrated with genome of ‘Q’ to produce genetically modified plant ‘R’.