Question

The new varieties of plants are produced by 

(a) selection and hybridization 

(b) mutation and selection 

(c) introduction and mutation 

(d) selection and introduction

Answer 1

Correct option: (a) selection and hybridization

Explanation:

Selection is picking up only those plants for reproduction which have desired qualities. Hybridization is crossing of two or more types of plants for bringing their traits together in the progeny. Introduction is taking a plant or a new variety from an area where it grows naturally to a region where it does not occur before.