Zoology - Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production Question with Solution | TestHub

The breeding method for insect or pest-resistant plants is the same as used for other agronomic traits. It involves 5 steps as used for other agronomic traits.

The main steps in breeding a new genetic variety of a crop are:
(i) Collection of variability
(ii) Evaluation and selection of parents
(iii) Cross hybridization among the selected parents
(iv) Selection and testing of superior recombinants
(v) Testing, release, and commercialization of new cultivars