Question

The science developing high yielding varieties of crop by_____________

• A. Emasculation
• B. Selection
• C. Introduction
• D. Plant breeding

Answer 1

The correct option is D Plant breeding

• Plant breeding is the manipulation of trait of a plant for the production of desired genotypes and phenotypes for obtaining high yielding varieties of crop.
• It involves methods like controlled pollination, genetic engineering followed by the artificial selection of modified progeny.
• The desired gene is inoculated into the parent plant which expresses itself in the progeny to produce the desired characters.

Thus the correct answer is option D.