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What is a limitation of storing seeds as germplasms?
What is a limitation of storing seeds as germplasms?
- Seeds can be easily dried and packed for transmission to the introduction centers and gene banks.
- Seeds are applicable to vegetative propagated crops such as potato.
- Seeds may be destroyed by pathogen and pest attacks. (correct)
- Seeds occupy a relatively small space.
Why are seeds not suitable for maintaining some crops like cacao, coconut, and mango?
Why are seeds not suitable for maintaining some crops like cacao, coconut, and mango?
- It is not applicable to vegetative propagated crops such as potato.
- Seeds of these crops are very heterozygous not suitable for maintaining the same genotypes.
- Seeds of these crops may be destroyed by pathogen and pest attacks.
- Seeds of these crops remain viable for a limited duration due to producing large recalcitrant seeds without a dormancy mechanism. (correct)
Why is seed storage not suitable for maintaining heterozygous genotypes?
Why is seed storage not suitable for maintaining heterozygous genotypes?
- Some seeds are very heterozygous not suitable for maintaining the same genotypes. (correct)
- Seeds of some crops such as cacao, coconut, and mango, remain viable for a limited duration due to producing large recalcitrant seeds without a dormancy mechanism.
- Seeds may be destroyed by pathogen and pest attacks.
- It is not applicable to vegetative propagated crops such as potato.
Which method of germplasm maintenance is not applicable to vegetative propagated crops such as potato?
Which method of germplasm maintenance is not applicable to vegetative propagated crops such as potato?
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Why are seeds of some crops such as cacao, coconut, and mango not suitable for long-term storage?
Why are seeds of some crops such as cacao, coconut, and mango not suitable for long-term storage?
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What presents a limitation to storing seeds as germplasms?
What presents a limitation to storing seeds as germplasms?
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Why is seed storage not applicable to vegetative propagated crops such as potato?
Why is seed storage not applicable to vegetative propagated crops such as potato?
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What makes some seeds unsuitable for maintaining the same genotypes?
What makes some seeds unsuitable for maintaining the same genotypes?
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What risk is associated with storing seeds as germplasms?
What risk is associated with storing seeds as germplasms?
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