Everything you need to know about doubled haploids in crop improvement ! Q. 1. What do you mean by doubled haploids? Ans. Doubled haploids refer to the diploid lines which are obtained by doubling the chromosome number of a haploid line by colchicine treatment. Such condition is referred to as doubled haploids. Q. 2. What […]
Everything you need to need about breeding for disease and insect resistance ! Q. 1. What is disease? Ans. In crop plants, various disorders caused by pathogens are called disease. Q. 2. What is pathogen? Ans. Various disease causing organisms such as fungi, bacteria, viruses and mycoplasma refer to pathogen. Q. 3. What is pathogenicity? […]
Everything you need to know about seed production techniques ! Q. 1. What is seed? Ans. In broad sense, any plant part which is used for commercial multiplication of a crop is called seed. In strict sense, the product of fertilized ovule which consists of embryo, seed coat and cotyledon(s) is known as seed. Q. […]
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