Give the name of wheat variety having higher dietary fibre and protein.

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Atlas 66, a protein-rich variety, having higher dietary fibre and protein.

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Methods of Plant Breeding for Crop Improvement

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Chapter 20: Breeding and Biotechnology - Evaluation [Page 298]

Chapter 20 Breeding and Biotechnology
Evaluation | Q VI. 1. | Page 298

In a hexaploid wheat( 2n = 6 x = 42 ) the haploid (n) and the basic(x) number of chromosomes respectively are ______.

Economically important crop plants with superior quality are raised by ______.

______ is the chemical used for doubling the chromosomes.

The process of producing an organism with more than two sets of chromosome is called mutation.

A group of plants produced from a single plant through vegetative or asexual reproduction are called a pureline.

Iron fortified rice variety determines the protein quality of the cultivated plant

Assertion: Colchicine reduces the chromosome number.

Reason: It promotes the movement of sister chromatids to the opposite poles.

State the importance of biofertiliser.

Describe mutation breeding with an example.

Higher Order Thinking Skill (HOT)

Polyploids are characterised by gigantism. Justify your answer.