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XII: Chapter 9- Strategies of enhancement in food production Flashcards

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1
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What percent of the worlds livestock population is found in China and India?

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70%

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Which is the best breeding method for animalsthat are below average in productivity in milk production, growth rate of beef cattle, etc?

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Out crossing

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Hisardale is a new brand of sheep developed in Punjab by

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Crossing Bikaneri ewes and Merino rams

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4
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Using MOET cows are made to ovulate how many eggs?

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6-8

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At which cell stage are the fertilised eggs from cows in MOET retrieved and transferred to surrogate mothers?

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8-32 cell stage

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6
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Name the common freshwater fishes.

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Catla, Rohu, common carp

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Name the common marine fishes.

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Hilsa, Sardines, Mackerel and Pomfrets

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What is the purposeful manipulation of plant species in order to create desired plant types that are better suited for cultivation called?

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Plant breeding

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9
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For how many growing seasons are hybrids obtained from plant breeding tested in farmer’s fields?

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Three growing season

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Agriculture accounts for __(1)__% of India’s GDP and employs nearly ___(2)___% of the population.

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(1) - 33%

(2) - 62%

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11
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Who developed semi dwarf variety of wheat and where?

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Norman E.Borlaug at International Centre for Wheat and Maize in Mexico

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12
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Sonalika and Kalyan Sona are varieties of

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Wheat

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Semi dwarf rice varieties derived from IR8 developed at ___1___ and ____2___ from Taiwan and introduced in 1966.

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1- International RIce Research Institute, Manila, Philippines
2- Taichung Native 1

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14
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Name the dwarf varieties of rice developed in India.

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Jaya, Ratna

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15
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Saccharum barberi was grown in which part of India?

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North India

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16
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Saccharum officinarum was grown in which part of India?

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South India

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17
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Himgiri variety of wheat is resistant to which diseases?

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Hill bunt and leaf and stripe rust

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18
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Pusa swarnim is a variety of

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Brassica

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19
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Which variety of brassica is resistant to white rust?

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Pusa Swarnim

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Pusa Shubhra is a variety of

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Cauliflower

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Pusa Snowball K-1 is a variety of cauliflower resistant to the diseases

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Black rot and curl, blight black rot

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22
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Pusa komal is a variety of

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Cowpea

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23
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Pusa komal is resistant to the disease

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Bacterial blight

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24
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Name a variety of chilli resistant to chilli mosaic virus, tobacco mosaic virus and leaf curl.

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Pusa sadabahar

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25
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How has resistance to yellow mosaic virus been induced in mung bean?

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By mutation breeding

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26
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By mutation breeding resistance to which diseases has been induced in mung bean?

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Yellow mosaic virus and yellow powdery mildew

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27
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What is parbhani kranti?

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Bhindi (Abelmoschus esculentus) with resistance to yellow mosaic virus transferred from wild relative

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28
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Smooth leaved and nectarless varieties of cotton do not attract which insects?

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Bollworms

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29
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Solid stems in wheat lead to non preference by which insects?

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Stem sawfly

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30
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WHich characters in maize lead to resistance to stem borers?

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High aspartic acid, low nitrogen and sugar content

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Pusa Gaurav is a variety of

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Brassica

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32
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Which insect pest is Pura Gaurav resistant to

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Aphids

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33
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Which insect pest are Pusa sem 2 and pusa sem 3 resistant to?

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Jassids, aphids and fruit borers

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34
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Pusa Sem 2 is a variety of

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Flat bean

35
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Pusa Sawani is a variety of

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Bhindi (Okra)

36
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Pusa A4 is a variety of

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Bhindi (Okra)

37
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Pusa Sawani is resistant to which insect pest?

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SHoot and fruit borer

38
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In 2000, maize hybrids with twice the amount of which amino acids as compared to existing maize hybrids were developed?

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Lysine and tryptophan

39
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Name a wheat variety having high protein content used as a donor for improving cultivated wheat.

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Atlas 66

40
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Iron fortified rice with __ times as much iron as in commonly consumed varieties have been developed.

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5 times

41
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Which vitamin A rich crops did Indian Agricultural Research Institute release?

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Carrots, spinach, pumpkin

42
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Which vitamin C rich crops did Indian Agricultural Research Institute release?

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Bitter gourd, bathua, mustard, tomato

43
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Which iron and calcium enriched crops did Indian Agricultural Research Institute release?

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Spinach and bathua

44
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Which protein rich crops did Indian Agricultural Research Institute release?

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Broad, lablab, french and garden peas

45
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Which algae can be grown easily on waste waters to produce large quantities and can serve as food rich in proteins, minerals, fats etc?

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Spirulina

46
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Which bacterial species can be expected to produce upton 25 tonnes of protein?

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Methylophilus methylotrophus

47
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Each plant obtained from tissue culture and micropropagation is called

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Somaclone

48
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Which breed of chicken is the best broiler?

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Plymouth rock

49
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Karaknath and Brahma are breeds of

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Hen

50
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New castle/ Ranikhet disease is a disease of

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Poultry

51
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Is Red Sindhi a milch cattle or a draught cattle?

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Milch cattle

52
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Is Sahiwal a milch cattle or a draught cattle?

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Milch cattle

53
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Is Gir a milch cattle or a draught cattle?

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Milch cattle

54
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Is Hallikar a milch cattle or a draught cattle?

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Draught cattle

55
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Is Malvi a milch cattle or a draught cattle?

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Draught cattle

56
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Is Kankrej a milch cattle or a draught cattle?

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It is a dual purpose cattle (general utility)

57
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Is Tharparkar a milch cattle or a draught cattle?

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It is a dual purpose cattle (general utility)

58
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Ayrshire is a breed of cow from

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Scottland

59
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Hollstein freisian is a breed of cow from

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Holland

60
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WHich is the best breed of milch cow?

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Holstein friesian

61
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Karan swiss is obtained from the cross breeding of which cattles?

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Sahiwal x Brown Swiss

62
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Karan fries is obtained from the cross breeding of which cattles?

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Tharparker x Holstein Freisian

63
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Freiswal is obtained by cross breeding of which cattles?

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Holstein freisian x Sahiwal

64
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Which animal is known as poor man’s cow?

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Goat

65
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Capra capra is the sceintific name of

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Domesticated goat

66
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Bos taurus is the scientific name of

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Cow

67
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Who is the father of white revolution?

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Dr. V. Kurien

68
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What is the scientific name of rock bee?

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Apis dorsata

69
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What is the scientific name of dwarf bee?

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Apis florea

70
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What is the scientific name of Italian bee?

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Apis mellifera

71
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Which is the real product of honeybees?

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Bees wax

72
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What is anadromous migration?

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Movement of fishes/aquatic organisms from seawater to freshwater for spawning.

73
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What is catadromous migration?

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Movement of aquatic organism from freshwater to seawater for spawning.

74
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What type of migration is observed in salmon?

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Anadromous migration

75
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What type of migration is observed in anguilla?

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Catadromous migration

76
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Cod liver oil is rich in

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Vit A and vit D

77
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Who is known as the father of green revolution?

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Norman E. Borlaug

78
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Which institute provides attestation and approval to all crop varieties in India?

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National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR)

79
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Name some important media used in plant tissue culture.

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M.S media (Murashige and skoog media)
B5 media (Gamberg’s media)
White media

80
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Keeping an explant in a tissue culture media for the first time is called

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Initiation

81
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The transfer of culture from one medium to another in tissue culture is called

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Subculturing/multiplication

82
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The acclimatization of plants slowly to natural conditions is called

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Hardening

83
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Name the bee with very aggressie nature.

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Apis dorsata ( rock bee)

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