Question

What is hybridization?

• A. The process of cultivation of disease-resistant crops.
• B. The process of cultivation of high yield crops.
• C. The process of developing of a crop having favourable traits from parent plants by crossing them.
• D. The process of cultivation of seeds available in the market.

Answer 1

The correct option is C

The process of developing of a crop having favourable traits from parent plants by crossing them.

Hybridization is a technique which helps in developing crop varieties having favourable traits like resistance to diseases and pests, high yield, etc. This involves cross-breeding of parent plants having desirable features. The offspring produced as a result of cross between two genetically different parents is known as a hybrid. The natural or artificial process that results in the formation of hybrid is known as hybridization.