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Objectives of plants breeding

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Objective of plant breeding involves incorporation of specific traits into crop plants in order to generate.
(i) Increased tolerance to environmental stresses, such as salinity, extreme temperatures, drought, etc.
(ii) Resistant to pathogens like viruses, fungi and bacteria
(iii) Increased tolerance to insect pests
(iv) High yield and improved quality of crop plants
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