Practice mode Plant Breeding and Genetics

Who proposed the method of convergent improvement?

Correct answer D. Richey (1920)

Explanation

F. D. Richey proposed convergent improvement in maize, in which two inbred lines are each backcrossed with the other to add desirable genes while keeping their combining ability.

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