Plant breeding involves techniques for manipulating plants in order to

1.	Plant breeding involves techniques for manipulating plants in order to create the desired plant types. State the steps involved in the production of a new genetic variety of a crop.
Answer» The main steps in breeding a new genetic variety of a crop are: (i) Collection of variability (ii) Evaluation and selection of parents: (iii) Cross hybridisation among the selected parents: (iv) Selection and testing of superior recombinants Testing, release and commercialisation of new cultivars.

Plant breeding involves techniques for manipulating plants in order to create the desired plant types. State the steps involved in the production of a new genetic variety of a crop.

Answer»

The main steps in breeding a new genetic variety of a crop are:

(i) Collection of variability

(ii) Evaluation and selection of parents:

(iii) Cross hybridisation among the selected parents:

(iv) Selection and testing of superior recombinants Testing, release and commercialisation of new cultivars.