Practice mode Plant Breeding and Genetics

Who developed the concept of multiline varieties?

Correct answer B. Jensen (1952)

Explanation

Jensen proposed multilines in 1952 for oats: mixtures of near-identical lines carrying different resistance genes, which slow the spread of disease. Borlaug later applied the idea in wheat.

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