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High levels of Aspartic acid, low nitrogen and sugar content in maize plants prevent the attack by________
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Important Questions on Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production
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Which one of the following is NOT enriched by vitamin C by IARI?
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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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Golden rice is genetically engineered to have greater content of _________.
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Identify two rice varieties used developed as semi dwarf variety of rice:
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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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Which of the following is not an objective of biofortification in crops?
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'Sonalika' and Kalyansona' are the high yielding 'semi-dwarf varieties of wheat, introduced from ________.
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Define 'mutation breeding'.
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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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Germplasm collection refers to
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Identify the correct combination from the following crops their variety and effect.
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Which one of the following is not a bacterial disease?
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Pusa Gaurav variety of Brassica is resistant to:
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Mutations in plant cells can be induced by:
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What is green revolution? Give any two examples each of the improved varieties of wheat and rice.
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Which one of the following is the classical method of plant breeding?
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The mechanism that causes a gene to move from one linkage group to another is called:
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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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White rust resistant variety of Brassica is
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In mung bean, resistance to yellow mosaic virus and powdery mildew were induced by:
