Genetic Erosion in Agricultural Biodiversity
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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?

  • Wild forms of cultivated species (correct)
  • Land races
  • Mutants
  • 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?

    <p>Due to their resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of plant species can easily cross with cultivated species?

    <p>Wild forms of cultivated species</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common characteristic of wild forms of many crop species according to the text?

    <p>They are extinct</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In genetic diversity conservation, what do advanced breeding lines represent?

    <p>Non-productive but valuable materials</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary reason why wild relatives are used as a last resort in crop improvement programmes?

    <p>Transfer of undesirable genes along with desirable alleles</p> Signup and view all the answers

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