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Plant breeding is the purposeful manipulation of plant species in order to create desired plant types that are better suited for cultivation, give better yields and are disease resistant.
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  10. Fungicides and antibiotics are chemicals that:

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  13. The term 'totipotency' refers to the capacity of a :

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  14. Given below are a few statements regarding somatic hybridization. Choo...

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  15. An explant is :

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  16. The biggest constraint of plant breeding is :

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  18. Micro-propagation is :

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  19. Protoplast is :

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  20. To isolate protoplast, one need:

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