Everything you need to know about seed production techniques ! Q. 1. What is seed? Ans. In broad sense, any plant part which is used for commercial multiplication of a crop is called seed. In strict sense, the product of fertilized ovule which consists of embryo, seed coat and cotyledon(s) is known as seed. Q. 2. What is variety? Ans. [...]
Everything you need to know about quality breeding for crop plants ! Q. 1. What is quality? Ans. Quality refers to suitability or fitness of an economic plant product to its end use. It is of different types, viz. market quality, industrial quality, nutritional, quality, etc. Q. 2. What is market quality? Ans. Fitness of a product for marketing is [...]
Everything you need to know about synthetic and composite varieties of crops. Q. 1. What is inbred line? Ans. In allogamous species, a true breeding line obtained by continuous inbreeding is called inbred line. Main features of inbred line are given below: (i) It is relevant to cross pollinated species (ii) It is true breeding (iii) It is homozygous and [...]