Question

Amber coloured Wheat produced from red coloured Mexican Wheat is

• A. Sharbati Sonora
• B. Pusa Lerma
• C. Both A and B
• D. Tanchung Native I.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Both A and B

Sonora-64 is a semi-dwarf Mexican wheat variety and after being subjected to varying amounts of gamma radiation; an amber coloured wheat came into being and was termed as Sharbati Sonora.

Similarly, Lerma Rojo 64, a red kernelled semi-dwarf Mexican wheat variety, was mutated by radiation therapy to produce amber kernelled Pusa Lerma.

So the correct answer is option C.