Question

Which of the following is/are a limitation to traditional plant breeding

• A. Creating hybrids combining the desirable agronomic traits from two different species
• B. Creating hybrids combining the desirabale agronomic traits of the same species
• C. Creating hybrids combining the agronomic traits of a domestic and wild variety of the same species.
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is A Creating hybrids combining the desirable agronomic traits from two different species

The traditional artificial hybridization procedure has its own limitations. Though hybrids are easy to generate within members of the same species or closely related wild species, it is very difficult to create hybrids combining the desirable agronomic traits from two different species.