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Which of the following is true about hybrids plants developed by plant breeding?

They are weaker than the parent plants

They are like the parent plants

They are mutants

They are superior than the parent plants (correct)

How is emasculation achieved in plant breeding?

Removal of petals and sepals

Removal of stigma

Removal of entire organisms

Removal of anther (correct)

Why are haploids important in crop improvement programs?

They grow better under adverse conditions

They require only about half the amount of chemical fertilizers compared to diploids

They are useful in studies for meiosis

They give homozygous lines following diploidization (correct)

Which crops were involved in the intergeneric hybridization to develop triticale?

Wheat and Aegilops Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of diploidization in crop improvement programs?

To obtain homozygous lines Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is true about hybrids plants developed by plant breeding?

They are like the parent plants Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of haploids in crop improvement programs?

They give homozygous lines following diploidization Signup and view all the answers

Which crops were involved in the intergeneric hybridization to develop triticale?

Wheat and Aegilops Signup and view all the answers

What is the first step a breeder would take to evolve a disease resistant strain?

Selection of parents Signup and view all the answers

How is emasculation achieved in plant breeding?

Removal of anther Signup and view all the answers

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Which of the following is true about hybrids plants developed by plant breeding?

How is emasculation achieved in plant breeding?

Why are haploids important in crop improvement programs?

Which crops were involved in the intergeneric hybridization to develop triticale?

What is the purpose of diploidization in crop improvement programs?

Which of the following is true about hybrids plants developed by plant breeding?

What is the purpose of haploids in crop improvement programs?

Which crops were involved in the intergeneric hybridization to develop triticale?

What is the first step a breeder would take to evolve a disease resistant strain?

How is emasculation achieved in plant breeding?

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