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Discuss the role of hybridization in crop improvement.


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Hybridization:

The process of mating of two individuals from different species is called hybridization.

Role of hybridization in crop improvement:

  1. Two organisms are used in hybridization which give us best quality genetic makeup in hybrid.
  2. Hybrid have ability to increase yield.
  3. They have special characters inbuild like tolerance, resistance etc.

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