You are a scientist working in the area of plant breeding. Describe th

1.	You are a scientist working in the area of plant breeding. Describe the various steps that you willundertake to release a new variety of wheat.
Answer» The main steps in breeding a new genetic variety of a crop are : (a) Collection of variability : It forms the raw material for breeding experiments. It includes the genomes of the domesticated varieties in use, domesticated varieties not in use presently,wild varieties of the same species, wild relatives, all the hybrids available. (b) Evaluation and selection of parents. (i) Identification of the parental plants with desired characters (ii) Selected plants are multiplied. (c) Cross hybridisation of selected parents. (d) Selected and testing of superior recombinants. (e) Testing, release and commercialisation of new cultivars.

You are a scientist working in the area of plant breeding. Describe the various steps that you willundertake to release a new variety of wheat.

Answer»

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

(a) Collection of variability : It forms the raw material for breeding experiments. It includes the genomes of the domesticated varieties in use, domesticated varieties not in use presently,wild varieties of the same species, wild relatives, all the hybrids available.

(b) Evaluation and selection of parents.

(i) Identification of the parental plants with desired characters

(ii) Selected plants are multiplied.

(d) Selected and testing of superior recombinants.

(e) Testing, release and commercialisation of new cultivars.

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