Plant breeding technique has helped sugar industry in North India. Exp

1.	Plant breeding technique has helped sugar industry in North India. Explain how.
Answer» Sugarcane • Saccharum barberi and Saccharum officinarum were crossed to obtain sugarcane varieties having desirable qualities. • S. barberi was grown in north India, had poor sugar content and yield. • S. officinarum did not grow in north India but had thicker stem and higher sugar content. • The new sugarcane varieties formed by crossing the 2 varieties had the following qualities: a. high yield, b. thick stem, c. high sugar content, d. ability to grow in north India.

Plant breeding technique has helped sugar industry in North India. Explain how.

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Sugarcane

• Saccharum barberi and Saccharum officinarum were crossed to obtain sugarcane varieties having desirable qualities.

• S. barberi was grown in north India, had poor sugar content and yield.

• S. officinarum did not grow in north India but had thicker stem and higher sugar content.

• The new sugarcane varieties formed by crossing the 2 varieties had the following qualities:

a. high yield,

b. thick stem,

c. high sugar content,

d. ability to grow in north India.