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Objectives of Plant Breeding

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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...
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Biological Science Practice SET

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  1. Evolutionary homology is similarity due to common ancestry. Which of the following characters are evolutionary homologies? a) wing of a bird and a bat b) beak of a vulture and an eagle c) fin of a fish and a whale d) webbed feet of a duck and a frog   2. Locus   A in a diploid   organism has two alleles A 1 and A 2 , where A1 is dominant over A 2 . Additionally A 2   is deleterious in the homozygous condition. Allele A 2 takes a long time to get eliminated from the population because a) A 1 is harbored in the heterozygotes b) A 1 is harbored in the homozygotes c) A 2 is harbored in the heterozygotes d) A 2 is harbored in the homozygotes   3. In a population of 100 diploid individuals, the frequency of neutral alleles A 1 and A 2 are 0.4 and 0.6 respectively. Assuming Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium and no change in population size, the frequency of heterozygotes after five generations is: a) 0.36     ...
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BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE MCQ 13.07.2021 Practice set

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  BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE MCQ  13.07.2021 Practice set 1. All eukaryotic unicellular organisms belong to a. Monera b. Protista c. Fungi d. Bacteria 2. The five kingdom classification was proposed by a. R.H. Whittaker b. C.Linnaeus c. A. Roxberg d. Virchow 3. Organisms living in salty areas are called as a. Methanogens b. Halophiles c. Heliophytes d. Thermoacidophiles 4. Naked cytoplasm, multinucleated and saprophytic are the characteristics of a. Monera b. Protista c. Fungi d. Slime molds 5. An association between roots of higher plants and fungi is called a. Lichen b. Fern c. Mycorrhiza d. BGA 6. A dikaryon is formed when a. Meiosis is arrested b. The two haploid cells do not fuse immediately c. Cytoplasm does not fuse d. None of the above 7. Contagium vivum fluidum was proposed by a. D.J. Ivanowsky b. M.W. Beijerinek c. Stanley d. Robert Hook 8. Mycobiont and Phycobiont are found in a. Mycorrhiza b. Root c. Lichens d. BGA 9. Difference between Virus and Viroid is a. Absence of pr...
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MCQ BIOLOGY BIOMOLECULES 12.07.2021

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  1.The mature erythrocyte contains a) Cytochromes                          b) TCA – enzymes c) Pyruvic kinase                        d) ATP – ase 2. Hemoglobin is responsible for what percentage of carbondioxide transport by the blood ? a) 90                    b) 50                    c) 10                    d) 5 3. Christmas factor is synonymous with a) Proconvertin                 ...
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