Home
Class 10
BIOLOGY
Discuss the method of breeding for disea...

Discuss the method of breeding for disease resistance.

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

Plant diseases are caused by pathogens like viruses, bacteria and fungi. This affects crop yield. To develop disease resistant varieties of crops, that would increase the yield and reduce the use of fungicides and bactericides are important. Some disease resistant varieties are as follows.
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • BREEDING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

    FULL MARKS|Exercise Textual Evaluation Solved VIII ( Long answer questions:)|5 Videos

  • BREEDING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

    FULL MARKS|Exercise Textual Evaluation Solved IX (Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS))|4 Videos

  • BREEDING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

    FULL MARKS|Exercise Textual Evaluation Solved VI ( Answer in a sentence:)|6 Videos

  • ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

    FULL MARKS|Exercise Additional Questions ( Higher Orden Thinking Skills [HOTS])|8 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

a.Through which method do genes for disease resistance is transferred from a related crop to a cultivated variety? b.Give example for a vegetable crop which was transferred by this method. c.Give the name of new variety

The quickest method of plant breeding is

The quickest method of plant breeding is

Give example of plant variety bred for disease resistance ____________.

Explain the method of measuring internal resistance using a potentiometer.

Which is the best conventional method to introduce disease resistance ca-pacity into a plant? Explain.

Discuss the general methods of preparing alkanes.

Which is the oldest breeding method?

Name the methods of plant breeding to develop high yielding varieties or crop improvement.