Everything you need to know about mutation breeding ! Q. 1. What is mutation? Ans. Mutation refers to sudden heritable change in the phenotype of an individual. In molecular terms, mutation is defined as the permanent and relatively rare change in the number or sequence of nucleotide. Q. 2. Who first discovered mutation? Ans. Mutation was first discovered by Wright [...]
Everything you need to know about the hybridization method used in plant breeding ! Q. 1. What are breeding methods involving hybridization? Ans. The following breeding methods involve hybridization: (i) Pedigree breeding method. (ii) Bulk breeding method. (iii) Single seed descent method. (iv) Heterosis breeding, and (v) Population improvement approaches. Q. 2. What are uses of hybridization? Ans. Hybridization is [...]
Everything you need to know about farmer’s rights ! Q.1. What are Farmers' Rights? Ans. Farmers, rights refer to the rights arising from the past, present and future contributions of farmers in conserving, improving and making available plant or animal genetic resources, particularly those in the centres of origin/diversity. In other words, the legal rights provided to farmers to save, [...]