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Strategies for Enhancement in Food Reproduction — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYStrategies for Enhancement in Food Reproduction2 Marks
Question
  1. Mention two ways of inducing artificial mutation in a crop field.
  2. List two steps that help in introducing the desired mutation into the crop.
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Answer

  1. Artificial mutation in a crop field can be induced by:
  • Use of chemicals.
  • Use of radiations like gamma radiation.
  1. After inducing mutations they can be introduced into crop, by these two steps:
  • Selection of plants having desirable character as a source for breeding. Hybridisation of the selected plants.

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