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

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYStrategies for Enhancement in Food Reproduction3 Marks
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Plant breeding technique has helped sugar industry in North India. Explain how.
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Answer

Two species (Saccharum barber and Saccharum officinarum) were crossed to get sugarcane varieties with high yield/thick stem/high sugar content/ability to grow in North India.

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