Undesirable Consequences of Plant Breeding Yes, we have some undesirable consequences While plant breeding has brought about numerous benefits, it is important to acknowledge that there can be some undesirable consequences associated with this practice. Here are a few examples: Loss of Genetic Diver...
Important Achievements in Plant Breeding From Lab to land: What are all the things happened so far. Important Achievements in Plant Breeding Plant breeding has played a crucial role in enhancing agricultural productivity, improving crop quality, and developing resilient varieties to tackle various c...
OBJECTIVES OF PLANT BREEDING Know the present targets of Breeders 1. Higher Yields: Most of the breeding programmes aim at higher crop yields. In fact, higher yields will always remain one of the main objectives of breeding programmes. This is achieved by developing more efficient genotypes, eg, hyb...
PRE AND POST MENDELIAN EVENTS A DETAILED NOTE : DECODING THE HISTORY OF PLANT BREEDING What happened before and after Mendel ? Pre-Mendelian History of Plant Breeding: 9000 BCE: First evidence of plant domestication in the hills above the Tigris River. 8000 BCE: The earliest known form of plant bree...