Question

A collection of all the alleles of all the genes of a crop plant is called:

• A. somaclonal collection
• B. germplasm collection
• C. protoplasm collection
• D. herbarium

Answer 1

The correct option is B germplasm collection

Germplasm collection:
Germplasm collection is a collection of the varieties of all available alleles of all genes present in a crop plant species. It is the first step of any plant breeding programme and helps to provide the breeders a wide array of different traits to exploit for the production of crop varieties with desirable combination of characteristics.

Protoplasm collection:
Protoplasm is the living part of the cell which is composed of the nucleus and cytoplasm.

Herbarium:
Herbarium is the collection of specimens of dried, preserved and pressed plants on sheets that are arranged in a systematic way.

Somaclonal collection:
Somaclonal collection is a collection of somaclones produced by the plant tissue culture.

Final answer: a. germplasm collection.