Question

Pusa-gaurav, pusa A-4, Himagiri, pusa comal are some hybrid varieties developed through plant breeding. Sumesh get this information from a magazine. But he did not know the steps of plant breeding.

1. Write down the steps of plant breeding

2. Name the revolution that leads to the food production in World

Answer 1

1. The main steps of plant breeding are Collection of variability Evaluation and selection of parents Cross hybridisation among the selected parents Selection and testing of superior recombinants Testing, release and commercialisation of new cultivars

2. Green revolution