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What are the components of Genetic Resources?
What are the components of Genetic Resources?
- Only land races
- Obsolete cultivars, modern cultivars, advanced breeding materials, and wild relatives
- Land races, obsolete cultivars, modern cultivars, advanced breeding materials, wild forms of cultivated species, wild relatives, and mutants (correct)
- Obsolete cultivars and modern cultivars
Which component of Genetic Resources is known for a high degree of resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses?
Which component of Genetic Resources is known for a high degree of resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses?
- Wild forms of cultivated species (correct)
- Land races
- Mutants
- Advanced breeding materials
What is the primary characteristic of advanced breeding materials?
What is the primary characteristic of advanced breeding materials?
- Readiness for release to farmers
- High productivity
- Valuable for various economic characters (correct)
- Lack of productivity
Why are wild relatives considered important in crop improvement programmes?
Why are wild relatives considered important in crop improvement programmes?
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Which type of plant species can easily cross with cultivated species?
Which type of plant species can easily cross with cultivated species?
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What is a common characteristic of wild forms of many crop species according to the text?
What is a common characteristic of wild forms of many crop species according to the text?
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In genetic diversity conservation, what do advanced breeding lines represent?
In genetic diversity conservation, what do advanced breeding lines represent?
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What is the primary reason why wild relatives are used as a last resort in crop improvement programmes?
What is the primary reason why wild relatives are used as a last resort in crop improvement programmes?
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