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Discuss the role of hydridisation in crop improvement.

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Hybridisation The Crossing between genetically dissimilar plants to produce new variety known as hybrid is called hybridisation. Crossing may be between two different varieties (interspecific cross-breeding), between two different species of the same genus (interpecific cross-breeding) and between different general (intergeneric cross-breeding). The most common type of breeding is inter varietal.
In India crops are grown in diverse types of soil and different climatic conditions by poor to progressive all types farmers. Keeping climatic factor input application disease and pest resistance, quality and adaptability in mind etc. a large number of varieties have been developed in india . These varieties are high yielding and resistant to diseases and pests. they have better quality and early to late maturing time.
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