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

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYStrategies for Enhancement in Food Reproduction5 Marks
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What is meant by germplasm collection? What are its benefits?
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Preservation of the seeds of the cultivated variety and its wild varieties helps in making a good germplasm collection. Following are the benefits of germplasm collection.
  1. This helps in preparing a large pool of desirable characters in a plant species.
  2. This helps in proper selection of suitable traits during a hybridization programme.
  3. This helps in combining the best of cultivated and wild varieties of plants.

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