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Assertion :The purpose of crop improvement is done only to get higher yield. Reason: Plant breeders are concerned with crop improvement.

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if both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion
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if both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
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if Assertion is true but Reason is false
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if both Assertion and Reason are false
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The correct option is B if both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
Crop improvement proposes to obtain crops with higher yield, better quality, resistance to diseases and shorter duration which are suitable to particular environmental conditions. The science of improvement of crop varieties is termed as plant breeding and scientists working for crop improvement are called plant breeders.

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