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The new plant varieties are produced by selection and hybridization. Selection is a non-random process which leads to individuals of different genotypes being represented unequally in their progeny in later generations of a population of self propagating units. Hybridization is the crossing of two varieties, species or genera having desired genes by bringing together the useful characters of these into one progeny.
Recently, Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI) successfully tested two new dwarf varieties of Kalanamak rice – Pusa Narendra Kalanamak 1638, 1...
Income elasticity of demand for giffen goods is
Which crop protection strategy helps in avoiding continuous cropping or monoculture and is effective in controlling root diseases by varying the planted...
Citronella is commercially propagated through
The cultivation of wheat and barley started in _____ B.C.
One of the major causes for food spoilage are:
Depth of submergence (cm) required during transplanting stage in rice crop is
The average dry matter requirement of desi cow is ____ during dry period and ____ during lactating period.
Which of the following is a common type of nitrogen-fixing bacteria that forms a symbiotic relationship with leguminous plants?
Who proposed the Germplasm theory of heredity?