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Germplasm collection is the collection o...

Germplasm collection is the collection of

A

germ cells

B

semens

C

plants/seeds with all the diverse alleles for all genes

D

egg cells.

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C
Germplasm is the sum total of all the alleles of the genes present in a crop and its related species. The germplasm of any crop species consists of the following types of materials: cultivated improved varieties, improved varieties that are no more in cultivation or 'desi' varieties, pure lines produced by plant breeders, and wild species related to the crop species.
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