Everything you need to know about polyploidy breeding ! Q. 1. What is genome? Ans. A basic set of chromosomes in which each type of chromosome is represented only one is called genome. Haploid individuals have single genome, diploid species two, triploid species three and so on. Q. 2. Who coined the term genome? Ans. The term genome was first [...]
Everything you need to know about evolution of crops ! Q.1. What is evolution? Ans. A divergent process which increases genetic diversity and leads to change in allelic frequencies in a population is known as evolution. In other words, a process which leads to significant deviation in the characteristic features of existing individuals as compared to their pre-existing individuals is [...]
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? Ans. Ability of a pathogen [...]