HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Introduction. Germplasm is the genetic material of an individual that may be transmitted, sexually or somatically, from one generation to another. In a general sense, germplasm may represent a species, population, landrace, hybrid, or cultivar.

Detailed explanation-2: -Germplasm is the term used to describe the seeds, plants, or plant parts useful in crop breeding, research, and conservation efforts. Plants, seed, or cultures are germplasm when maintained for the purposes of studying, managing, or using the genetic information they possess.

Detailed explanation-3: -‍Germplasm refers to the genetic material that is used to develop a new variety. For plant breeders, germplasm is more than the thousands of seed bags in the cold room, more than the characteristics of the parents of their next variety: It includes all the traits expressed by all cultivars over the years.

Detailed explanation-4: -The sum total of hereditary material i.e. all the alleles of various genes, present in a crop species and its wild relatives is referred to as germplasm. This is also known as genetic resources or gene pool or genetic stock.

Detailed explanation-5: -Germplasm refers to the seeds, plants, or plant parts having all possible alleles for all the genes in a given crop. Germplasm collection is a collection of the varieties of all available alleles of all genes present in a crop plant species.