Question

Which of the following is correct regarding plant breeding?

• A. It involves the self-hybridization of plants.
• B. A reference cultivator is compared with new selected breeds.
• C. The germplasm is evaluated for the identification of desired characters.
• D. Plant breeding is used to create invariable desired crops.

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (C)

The correct options are
B A reference cultivator is compared with new selected breeds.
C The germplasm is evaluated for the identification of desired characters.

Plant breeding is the genetic improvement
of the crops in order to create desired
varieties of plant types that are better for cultivation, give better
yields and are disease resistant.

Plant breeding involves- Collection of diverse
breeds, Evaluation of the desired combination of characters in the germplasm, Cross hybridization among selected
plant, and testing with a local reference cultivator for better results. Thus,
Options B and C are correct.