Zoology - Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production Question with Solution | TestHub
CORRECT sequence of evaluation and release of new cultivars is _________ .
(i) growing plants in natural fields in different agro-climatic zones.
(ii) growing plants in research fields under controlled conditions.
(iii) release of improved variety under a new name.
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Cultivars are plant variety that has been obtained by selective breeding of plants. Plant breeding is a method to develop improved variety of crops. This is done in a stepwise manner - First the cultivar is grown in research field to record their performance under normal agricultural practices. This step is followed by growing the new crop in the farming field to check for qualities in different agro-climatic conditions. At the end the new tested variety is released with a new name in the market.
