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What is plant breeding? List the two steps the classical plant breeding involves. |
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Answer» (i) Plant breeding is the purposeful manipulation of plant species in order to create plant types that are better suited for cultivation, give better yields and are disease resistant. The two steps for classical plant breeding are: i. Cross breeding or cross hybridisation of pure lines. ii. Artificial selection to produce plants with desirable traits. |
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