Objectives of Plant Breeding

Major Objectives of Plant Breeding Program Plant breeding is an important branch of agricultural science. Its main purpose is to develop new and improved crop varieties. These improved varieties give better yield, better quality, and better resistance against diseases and harmful environmental conditions. A plant breeding program is planned according to the needs of farmers, consumers, industries, and climate. The major objectives of plant breeding are explained below in simple paragraph form. 1. Higher Yield The first and most important objective of plant breeding is to increase crop yield. Food demand is increasing due to rapid population growth, so breeders try to develop varieties that produce more grains, fruits, seeds, or biomass per unit area. High-yielding varieties help farmers earn more profit and improve food security. This is why yield improvement is considered the central objective of every breeding program. 2. Improved Quality Another major objective is to improve t...

Different Areas of the Root Absorb Different Minerals

 Different Areas of the Root Absorb Different Minerals

When diffusion is too slow to maintain high nutrient concentrations near the root, a nutrient depletion zone forms adjacent to the root surface. This zone extends from about 0.2 to 2 mm from the root surface depending on the mobility of the nutrient in the soil. Without growth, roots would rapidly deplete the soil adjacent to their surface Optimal nutrient acquisition therefore depends both on the capacity for nutrient uptake and on the ability of the system to grow into fresh soil.


(a) Root absorption of calcium in barley appears to be restricted to the apical region.

(b) Iron may be taken up either at the apical region, as in barley or over the entire root surface, as in corn. Potassium, nitrate, ammonium and phosphate can be

(C)absorbed freely at all locations of the root surface but in corn the elongation zone has the maximum rates of potassium accumulation and nitrate absorption

(d) In corn and rice, the root apex absorbs ammonium more rapidly than the elongation zone does.

(e) In several species, root hairs are the most active in phosphate absorption.




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