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Earn 100
Define germplasm collection.
Important Questions on Enhancement of Food Production
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Which one of the following is NOT enriched by vitamin C by IARI?
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'Sonalika' and Kalyansona' are the high yielding 'semi-dwarf varieties of wheat, introduced from ________.
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Which one of the following is the classical method of plant breeding?
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The entire collection of plants having diverse alleles for all genes
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Choose the correct combinations
I) Pusa swarnim - Brassica - White rust resistance
II) Pusa gaurav - Brassica - Fruit borer resistance
III Pusa sawani - Bhindi - Fruit borer resistance
IV) Pusa sadabahar - Chilli - Leaf curl resistance
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Which of the following is not an objective of biofortification in crops?
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Golden rice is genetically engineered to have greater content of _________.
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Study the given table and identify a, b, c, d, e and f:
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Germplasm collection refers to
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Now-a-days agricultural practice is expensive to the farmers as they need to purchase hybrid seeds every year. Which of the following strategies can be employed to overcome this problem?
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Select the incorrect statement on Mutations ?
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In mung bean, resistance to yellow mosaic virus and powdery mildew were induced by:
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Arrange the following steps in plant breeding in an order
(a) Evaluation and selection of parents
(b) Selection of testing of superior recumbents
(c) Collection of variability
(d) Testing, release, commercialization of new varieties
(e) Cross hybridization among the selected parents
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Mutations in plant cells can be induced by:
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You have obtained a high-yielding variety of tomato. Name and explain the procedure that ensures retention of the desired characteristics repeatedly in large populations of future generations of the tomato crop.
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Give the scientific term used for the preservation of germplasm at a very low temperature.
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What is plant breeding? Explain the two steps involved in classical plant breeding.
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The oil content and quality of groundnut variety were improved by plant breeding techniques. This is an example of
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Match the following lists:
| List-I | List-II | ||
| Crop bred by hybridization | Resistance to disease | ||
| (A) | Wheat | (I) | Block rot and curl blight black rot |
| (B) | Brassica | (II) | Mosaic virus, leaf curl |
| (C) | Cauliflower | (III) | Leaf and stripe rust, hill bunt |
| (D) | Cowpea | (IV) | White rust |
| (V) | Bacterial blight |
The correct match is:
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The mechanism that causes a gene to move from one linkage group to another is called:
