Question
Study the table given below and identify a, b, c, d, e and f.
| Crops | Variety | Resistance to disease |
| a | Pusa sadabahar |
b |
| c | d | White rust |
| e | Himgiri |
f |
or
What is plant breeding ? Explain the two steps involved in classical plant breeding.
Answer :
a - Chilli
b - Mosaic Virus /Leaf Curl
c - Brassica
d - Pusa Swarnim/karan Rai
e - Wheat f - Leaf & stripe rust / hill bunt
or
Plant breeding is the purposeful manipulation of plants species in order to create desired plant types, that are better suited for cultivation / better yield / disease resistant. Classical Plant breeding involves crossing or hybridisation of pure lines,followed by artificial selection to produce plants with desirable traits of higher yield / nutrition / resistance to diseases.
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