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Answer» Some of the factors for which crop variety improvement is done are: - Higher Yield: Variety improvement has been done to increase the productivity of the crop per acre of cultivated land. This is very important in order to meet the food demand for rapidly growing population.
- Improved Quality: The definition of quality is different for different crops, e.g. baking quality is important in wheat, protein quality in pulses, oil quality in oil seeds and preserving qualities in fruits and vegetable.
- Wider Adaptability: Varieties that can grow under any condition and can adapt themselves to various environmental conditions, help in stabilising the crop production.
- Biotic and Abiotic Resistance: Biotic factors like (pathogens, insects and nematodes) and abiotic factors (drought, salinity, water logging, heat cold and frost) affects crop production to a great extent. Varieties resistant to such factors are always preferred and improves the crop production.
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