Germplasm collection is the collection of

Options

A. germ cells
B. semens
C. plants/seeds with all the diverse alleles for all genes
D. egg cells.

Answer

C

Explanation

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.