Practice mode Plant Breeding and Genetics

Argemone mexicana is an objectionable weed of which crop?

Correct answer B. Rapeseed/mustard

Explanation

Seeds of Argemone mexicana resemble mustard seed and contaminate the crop; oil made from them contains sanguinarine, which causes epidemic dropsy.

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