FOOD ENHANCEMENT Flashcards
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ANIMAL HUSBANDARY
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THE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE OF BREEDING AND RAISING LIVESTOCKS
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LIVESTOCK POPULATION IN INDIA AND CHINA
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MORE THAN 70%
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CONTRIBUTION OF INDIA AND CHINA IN THE WORLD FARM PRODUCE
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ONLY 25%
IT MEANS PRODUCTIVITY PER UNIT IS LOW
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OBJECTIVES OF DAIRY FARM MANAGEMENT
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INCREASING YIELD
IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF MILK
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MILK YIELD IS PRIMARILY DEPENDENT ON
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THE QUALITY OF BREED
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WHICH QUALITIES OF FODDER HAVE TO BE EMPHASISED TO INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE CATTLE PRODUCING MILK?
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QUALITY OF FODDER
QUANTITY OF FODDER
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POULTRY IS THE CLASS OF
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DOMESTICATED FOWLS (BIRDS) USED FOR FOOD OR THER EGGS
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POULTRY INCLUDES
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CHICKEN, DUCK, TURKEY AND GEESE
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BREED MEANS
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A GROUP OF ANIMALS RELATED BY DESCENT AND SIMILAR IN MOST CHARACTERS LIKE GENERAL APPEARANCE, FEATURES, CONFIGURATION, SIZE, ETC.
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INBREEDING MEANS
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MATING OF MORE CLOSELY RELATED INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE SAME BREED FOR 4-6 GENERATIONS
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CHARACTERISTICS OF INBREEDING
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- INCREASES HOMOZYGOSITY
- EXPOSES HARMFUL RECESSIVE GENES THAT ARE ELIMINATED BY SELECTION
- HELPS IN ACCUMULATION OF SUPERIOR GENES AND ELIMINATION OF LESS DESIRABLE
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CONTINUED INBREEDING OFTEN REDUCES THE FERTILITY AND EVEN PRODUCTIVITY. THIS PHENOMENON IS REFERRED TO AS
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INBREEDING DEPRESSION
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OUT CROSSING
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MATING WITHIN THE SAME BREED, BUT HAVING NO COMMON ANCESTORS UP TO 4-6 GENERATIONS
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HOW TO OVERCOME INBREEDING DEPRESSION?
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A SINGLE OUT-CROSS IS ENOUGH
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CROSS BREEDING
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MALES OF ONE BREED MATED WITH FEMALES OF ANOTHER BREED
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HISARDALE HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED IN WHICH STATE
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PUNJAB
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HISARDALE HAS BEEN DEVELOPED BY
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CROSSING BIKANERI EWES AND MARINO RAMS
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INTERSPECIFIC HYBRIDISATION
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MALE AND FEMALE OF TWO DIFFERENT RELATED SPECIES ARE MATED
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MULE IS PRODUCED BY
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MALE DONKEY + FEMALE HORSE
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HINNY IS PRODUCED BY
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FEMALE DONKEY + MALE HORSE
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CONTROLLED BREEDING EXPERIMENTS ARE CARRIED OUT BY
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ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION
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THE SEMEN IS GENERALLY KEPT FROZEN IN
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LIQUID NITROGEN (-196 C)
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MOET IS
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MULTIPLE OVULATION EMBRYO TRANSFER
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STEPS OF MOET
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- COW ADMINISTERED WITH FSH-LIKE HORMONES
- COW SUPER OVULATES AND PRODUCES 6-8 EGGS
- EITHER MATED WITH ELITE BULL OR ARTIFICIALLY INSEMINATED
- FERTILISED EGGS AT 8-32 CELLS STAGE RECOVERED NON-SURGICALLY AND TRANSFERRED TO NON-SURROGATE MOTHERS
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BEE KEEPING IS KNOWN AS
APICULTURE
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APICULTURE IS
THE MAINTENANCE OF HIVES OF HONEYBEES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HONEY
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THE PRIMARY PRODUCT OF HONEYBEES
BEESWAX
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THE SECONDARY PRODUCT OF HONEYBEES IS
HONEY
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BEESWAX FINDS ITS USE IN WHICH INDUSTRY
PREPARATION OF COSMETICS AND POLISHES OF VARIOUS KINDS
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THE MOST COMMON SPECIES OF BEE IS
APIS INDICA
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WHAT IS FISHERY?
AN INDUSTRY DEVOTED TO THE CATCHING, PROCESSING OR SELLING OF FISH, SHELLFISH OR OTHER AQUATIC ANIMALS
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FRESHWATER FISHES
CATLA, ROHU AND COMMON CARP
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MARINE FISHES ARE
HILSA, SARDINES, MACKEREL AND POMFRETS
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AQUACULTURE
CULTURING AND REARING OF FISHES ALONG WITH OTHER AQUATIC ORGANISMS (ANIMALS AND PLANTS)
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PISCICULTURE
CULTURING AND REARING OF FISHES
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BLUE REVOLUTION IS RELATED TO THE PRODUCTION OF
FISHERIES
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TRADITIONAL FARMING PRODUCES LOW YIELD.
| TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
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GREEN REVOLUTION IN INDIA WAS STARTED BY
M.S SWAMINATHAN
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GREEN REVOLUTION IN INDIA WAS STARTED IN WHICH YEAR
1960s
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THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A HYBRID CROP
- INCREASED TOLERANCE TO ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSES SUCH AS SALINITY, EXTREME TEMPERATURES AND DROUGHT
- RESISTANCE TO PATHOGENS LIKE VIRUS, FUNGI AND BACTERIA
- INCREASED TOLERANCE TO INSECT PESTS
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WHAT IS THE ROOT OF ANY BREEDING PROGRAMME?
GENETIC VARIABILITY
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WHAT IS THE PRE-REQUISITE FOR EFFECTIVE EXPLOITATION OF NATURAL GENES?
COLLECTION OF VARIABILITY
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WHAT IS GERMPLASM COLLECTION?
THE ENTIRE COLLECTION (OF PLANTS/ SEEDS) HAVING ALL THE DIVERSE ALLELES FOR ALL GENES IN A GIVEN CROP
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PURELINES ARE CREATED BY
SELF-CROSSING
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WHICH PROCESS IN BREEDING IS TIME-CONSUMING AND TEDIOUS?
CROSS HYBRIDISATION AMONG THE SELECTED PARENTS
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WHICH PROCESS IS CRUCIAL FOR THE SUCCESS OF BREEDING OBJECTIVE?
SELECTION OF THE SUPERIOR RECOMBINANTS
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THE EVALUATION IN RESEARCH FIELDS IS FOLLOWED BY TESTING THE MATERIALS IN FARMER'S FIELD FOR AT LEAST 3 GROWING SEASONS.
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
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WHAT PERCENTAGE AGRICULTURAL ACCOUNTS IN INDIA'S GDP?
33%
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WHAT PERCENTAGE OF EMPLOYMENT IS GIVEN BY AGRICULTURE?
62%
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DURING THE PERIOD 1960 TO 2000, WHEAT PRODUCTION INCREASED FROM ---------- TO --------- .
11 MILLION TONNES TO 75 MILLION TONNES
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RICE PRODUCTION INCREASED FROM -------- TO ----------- DURING THE PERIOD 1960 TO 2000.
35 MILLION TONNES TO 89.5 MILLION TONNES
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THE REASON BEHIND THE SUDDEN INCREASE IN WHEAT AND RICE PRODUCTION
DEVELOPMENT OF SEMI-DWARF VARIETIES
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NORMAN E. BORLAUG IS A NOBEL AWARDEE.
| TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
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NORMAN E. BORLAUG DEVELOPED SEMI DWARF VARIETY OF -------- AT -----------
WHEAT
| INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR WHEAT AND MAIZE IMPROVEMENT IN MEXICO
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SEMI-DWARF VARIETIES DEVELOPED IN INDIA
SONALIKA AND KALYAN SONA
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CHARACTERISTICS OF SEMI-DWARF VARIETIES OF WHEAT GROWN IN INDIA
HIGH YIELDING
| DISEASE RESISTANT
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SEMI-DWARF VARIETIES OF RICE DEVELOPED INTERNATIONALLY AND IN WHICH YEAR
IR-8 AND TAICHUNG NATIVE -1
| 1966
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IR-8 WAS DEVELOPED IN
INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (IRRI), PHILLIPINES
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TAICHUNG NATIVE - 1 WAS DEVELOPED AT
TAIWAN
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SEMI-DWARF VARIETIES OF RICE IN INDIA
JAYA AND RATNA
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SACCHARUM BARBERI WAS GROWN IN ---------
NORTH INDIA
| HAD POOR SUGAR CONTENT
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SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM WAS GROWN IN
SOUTH INDIA
| HAD THICKER STEMS AND HIGH SUGAR CONTENT
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CROP LOSSES CAN BE UP TO
20-30 %
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HYBRIDS REDUCE THE DEPENDANCE ON USE OF FUNGICIDES AND BACTERIOCIDES.
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
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FUNGAL DISEASES
BROWN RUST OF WHEAT
RED ROT OF SUGARCANE
LATE BLIGHT OF POTATO
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BACTERIAL DISEASE
BLACK ROT OF CRUCIFERS
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VIRAL DISEASE
TMV
| TURNIP MOSAIC
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HIMIGIRI IS A VARIETY OF ------- AND IS RESISTANT TO -------- AND --------.
WHEAT
| LEAF AND STIPE RUST ; HILL BUNT
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PUSA SWARNIM OR KARAN RAI IS A VARIETY OF ------- AND IS RESISTANT TO -------
BRASSICA
| WHITE RUST
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PUSA SHUBHRA AND PUSA SNOWBALL K-1 IS A VARIETY OF ------ AND IS RESISTANT TO ------ AND -------.
CAULIFLOWER
| BLACK ROT ; CURL BLIGHT BLACK ROT
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PUSA KOMAL IS A VARIETY OF ----- WHICH IS RESISTANT TO -------
COWPEA
| BACTERIAL BLIGHT
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PUSA SADABAHAR IS A VARIETY OF ------ AND IS RESISTANT TO ------, ------- AND ---- DISEASES
CHILLI
| CHILLY MOSAIC VIRUS ; TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS AND LEAF CURL
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THE PROCESS BY WHICH GENETIC VARIATIONS ARE CREATED THROUGH CHANGES IN BASE SEQUENCE WITHIN THE GENES -------
MUTATION
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MUTATIONS ARE INDUCED BY
GAMMA RADIATIONS OR CHEMICALS
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RESISTANCE TO YELLOW MOSAIC VIRUS AND POWDERY MILDEW IN MUNG BEAN WERE INTRODUCED BY
MUTATION BREEDING
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VARIETY OF BHINDI WHICH IS RESISTANT TO YELLOW MOSAIC VIRUS
PARBHANI KRANTI
| RESISTANCE WAS TRANSFERRED FROM A WILD SPECIES AND RESULTED IN A NEW VARIETY
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HAIRY LEAVES IN COTTON IS ASSOCIATED WITH RESISTANCE TO
JASSIDS
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HAIRY LEAVES IN WHEAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH RESISTANCE TO
CEREAL LEAF BEETLE
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SOLID STEMS IN WHEAT MAKES IT RESISTANT TO
STEM SAWFLY
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SMOOTH LEAVES AND NECTAR-LESS COTTON VARIETIES MAKES IT RESISTANT TO
BOLLWORMS
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MAIZE IS RESISTANT TO MAIZE STEM BORERS DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF
HIGH ASPARTIC ACID, LOW NITROGEN AND SUGAR CONTENT
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PUSA GAURAW IS A VARIETY OF ------ AND IS RESISTANT TO -----
BRASSICA
| APHIDS
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BRASSICA IS ALSO KNOWN AS
RAPESEED MUSTARD
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PUSA SEM 2 AND PUSA SEM 3 ARE A VARIETY OF ------- AND IS RESISTANT TO ------
FLAT BEAN
| JASSIDS, APHIDS AND FRUIT BORER
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PUSA SAWANI AND PUSA A-4 ARE A VARIETY OF -------- AND IS RESISTANT TO -----
OKRA
| SHOOT AND FRUIT BORER
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------ NUMBER OF PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE ADEQUATE FOOD TO MEET THEIR DAILY REQUIREMENTS
MORE THAN 840 MILLION
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WHAT IS HIDDEN HUNGER?
DEFICIENCY OF ESSENTIAL VITAMINS AND MINERALS
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ESSENTIAL MICRONUTRIENTS WHOSE DEFICIENCY CAN CAUSE SERIOUS DISORDER
ZINC, IRON, IODINE, VITAMIN-A AND IODINE
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WHAT IS THE MEANING OF BIOFORTIFICATION?
BREEDING CROPS WITH HIGHER LEVELS OF VITAMINS AND MINERALS OR HIGHER PROTEIN AND HEALTHIER FATS
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BREEDING FOR IMPROVED NUTRITIONAL QUALITY IS UNDERTAKEN WITH THE OBJECTIVES OF IMPROVING
PROTEIN CONTENT AND QUALITY
OIL CONTENT AND QUALITY
VITAMIN CONTENT
MICRONUTRIENT AND MACRONUTRIENT
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IN ------- YEAR MAIZE HYBRIDS HAD TWICE THE AMOUNT OF THE AMINO ACIDS, ------ AND ------- COMPARED TO THE EXISTING MAIZE HYBRIDS
2000
| LYSINE AND TRYPTOPHAN
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WHICH VARIETY OF WHEAT HAS HIGH PROTEIN CONTENT AND HAS BEEN USED AS A DONOR FOR IMPROVING CULTIVATED WHEAT
ATLAS-66
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VITAMIN A ENRICHED VEGETABLES
SPINACH AND PUMPKIN
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VITAMIN C ENRICHED
BITTER GOURD, MUSTARD, BATHUA AND TOMATO
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IRON AND CALCIUM ENRICHED
SPINACH AND BATHUA
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PROTEIN ENRICHED
BEANS - BROAD, LABLAB, FRENCH AND GARDEN PEAS
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------ % OF HUMAN POPULATION IS SUFFERING FROM HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION
MORE THAN 25
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SPIRULINA IS A
BLUE-GREEN ALGAE
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SPIRULINA CAN BE GROWN ON
MATERIALS LIKE WASTE WATER
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WHICH BACTERIA CAN PRODUCE 25 TONNES OF PROTEINS
METHYLOPHILUS METHYLOTROPHUS
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EXPLANT IS
ANY PART OF PLANT TAKEN OUT AND GROWN IN A TEST TUBE UNDER STERILE CONDITIONS IN A SPECIAL NUTRIENT MEDIUM
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TOTIPOTENCY IS
CAPACITY TO GENERATE A WHOLE PLANT CELL OR EXPLANT
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MICROPROPOGATION IS
METHOD OF PRODUCING THOUSANDS OF PLANTS THROUGH TISSUE CULTURE
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THE PLANTS. PRODUCED BY MICROPROPOGATION ARE IDENTICAL TO EACH OTHER AND ARE REFERRED TO AS
SOMACLONES
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WHICH PLANTS ARE PRODUCED BY THE METHOD OF MICROPROPOGATION
TOMATO
BANANA
APPLE
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EVEN IF THE PLANT IS INFECTED, WHICH PART OF THE PLANT STAYS UNAFFECTED BY THE VIRUS?
MERISTEM (APICAL AND AXILLARY)
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WHICH PLANTS ARE SUCCESSFULLY PRODUCED BY THE METHOD OF GROWING THE MERISTEM IN-VITRO
BANANA
SUGARCANE
POTATO
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SOMATIC HYBRIDS ARE
THEY ARE PRODUCED BY FUSING DESIRABLE ISOLATED PROTOPLAST
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THE PROCESS OF SOMATIC HYBRIDS IS CALLED AS
SOMATIC HYBRIDISATION
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POMATO IS A FUSION OF
POTATO AND TOMATO
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POMATO IS PRODUCED BY THE METHOD OF
SOMATIC HYBRIDISATION
