Techniques of Hybridization
Techniques of Hybridization: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Emasculation, Bagging, Improved varieties of Rice & Improved varieties of Wheat etc.
Important Questions on Techniques of Hybridization
Select any one plant that has been mutated to make it resistant to yellow mosaic virus:
How many varieties of wheat are there in the world ?
Which is the highest yielding variety of wheat in India ?
Who developed the semi dwarf varieties of wheat ?
Himgiri, a variety of wheat is resistant to what ?
Write names of any four varieties of wheat.
World’s high yielding variety of rice developed by :
Golden rice is rich in-
Why do we need to improved rice varieties ?
Jaya and Ratna are the varieties of which crop -
What are the varieties of rice developed by international rice research institute (Philippines) and Taiwan ?
How are tags made in hybridization?
What is tagging in hybridization ?
Mention the significance of Biofortification.
List the objectives of plant breeding to increase the nutritional quality of crops and plants.
Breeding for improved nutritional quality is undertaken with the objective of improving overall nutritional content in plants and crops by the process called _____.
By applying the technique of biofortification we can increase the nutritional quality of crops and plants.
The term used to enrich the crops with nutrients is called Biomagnification.
Testing of superior recombinants can be done by growing crops in the research fields and in the farmer's fields.
Fill in the blank with the correct answer from the bracket.
_____ of the superior recombination is an important step in plant breeding before the release of new cultivars. (Emasculation, Testing, Commercialisation)
