Question

List out some useful traits in improved crops.

Answer 1

Improved crops:

These crops are produced to increase crop productivity.

Some useful traits in improved crops are:

1. By improving crop variety through cross-breeding and hybridization, crop yield can be increased.
2. The crop becomes resistant to biotic and abiotic stresses.
3. For short-duration crops, the early maturing varieties can fit the crop into multiple cropping varieties.
4. The new varieties can acclimatize to different environmental conditions.
5. Improved crops have a higher yield of the crop than normal crops.
6. Improved quality of crop Biotic and abiotic resistance
7. Improved crops have changed in maturity duration.
8. Improved crops have wider adaptability.
9. Improved crops have various desirable agronomic characteristics.