In wheat, what genetically controls resistance to the Hessian fly?
Correct answer D. 5D + 5d
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What is the art and science of cutting away parts of a plant to improve its shape, influence growth, flowering and fruiting, and raise product quality called?
Correct answer A. Pruning
Which of the following are not iodine-rich vegetable crops?
Correct answer D. Both B and C
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Who proposed reciprocal recurrent selection?
Correct answer C. Comstock et al. (1949)
Among root crops, in which is the application of potassic fertiliser essential?
Correct answer C. Carrot
Who proposed the method of convergent improvement?
Correct answer D. Richey (1920)
Which operations are included in the training of plants?
Correct answer D. All of the above
Who developed the concept of diallel selective mating?
Correct answer D. Jensen (1970)
How is acid lime propagated commercially?
Correct answer C. Seed
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Who first suggested the single seed descent method?
Correct answer D. Goulden (1939)
What do homozygous populations include?
Correct answer D. All the above
What may be one reason for unfruitfulness in fruit plants?
Correct answer C. Heterostyly
Who first developed the concept of disruptive selection?
Correct answer A. Mather (1953)
Who first used the term vernalisation in 1928?
Correct answer B. Lysenko
Prepotency increases as which genetic condition increases?
Correct answer C. Homozygosity
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What type of carbohydrates are plant gums and mucilages?
Correct answer D. None of the above
In which crop is protandry found?
Correct answer C. Maize
What products are formed when yeast ferments grapes?
Correct answer C. CO2 & alcohol
Which instrument is used to measure stomatal size or opening?
Correct answer D. Porometer
Who first discovered cytoplasmic genetic male sterility?
Correct answer A. Jones and Davis (1944)