Father of Indian Green Revolution and Disease Resistant Crop Varieties

Biofortification is the scientific process of developing crop plants enriched with high levels of desirable nutrients like vitamins, proteins, and minerals.

Examples of crop varieties developed as a result of biofortification include Protina, Shakti, and Rathna, which are lysine-rich maize hybrids developed in India.

The process is known as introduction of new varieties of plants or introducing exotic species.

<p>Selection in plant breeding is also known as individual plant selection or pureline selection.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Some methods of plant breeding for crop improvement include polyploidy breeding, mutation breeding, and hybridization.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Imported plant materials are tested in plant quarantine to prevent the introduction of pathogens and pests.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To select desirable clones from a mixed population of vegetatively propagated crops.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mass selection involves collecting seeds from the best plants showing desired characters, raising the second generation for several cycles, and finally distributing the selected seeds for cultivation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Pureline selection ensures that the selected plant progeny is similar both genotypically and phenotypically.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Clonal selection involves selecting desirable clones from vegetatively propagated crops, while mass selection focuses on collecting seeds from individual plants in a mixed population.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Groundnut varieties like TMV–2 and AK–10.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Diploid cells have two complete sets of chromosomes, while haploid cells have only one set of chromosomes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Atlas 66</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Himgiri (Wheat variety)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Pusa Shubhra</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Iron rich fortified rice variety</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Not mentioned</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Pusa Sawani, Pusa A4 2</p> Signup and view all the answers