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PLANT BREEDING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Plant breeding is the ____ of plants in order to create desired plant types.
A
Breeding
B
Manipulation
C
Crossing
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Plant breeding involves various techniques that are aimed to create a desired variety of plant that has good crop yield and one that is disease resistant. Q. Purposeful manipulation of qualities in plants to create new varieties with desired characteristics is called plant breeding.

Detailed explanation-2: -Plant breeding is the purposeful manipulation of plant species in order to create desired plant types that are better suited for cultivation, give better yields and are disease resistant.

Detailed explanation-3: -Technical Definition Plant breeding is the science driven creative process of developing new plant varieties that goes by various names including cultivar development, crop improvement, and seed improvement.

Detailed explanation-4: -The main aim of plant breeding is to produce high-yielding plants. This production of high-yielding plants means the production of plants that are tolerant to extreme climatic conditions like a flood, drought, etc. The plant is produced in a way that it is resistant to harmful bacteria and viruses.

Detailed explanation-5: -The various types of Plant Breeding processes that exist include Inbreeding, Backcrossing, Mutation breeding, Hybrid breeding, and Genetic engineering.

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