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Question
The biggest constraint of plant breeding is ______.
Options
availability of desirable gene in the crop and its wild relatives.
infrastructure
trained manpower
transfer of genes from unrelated sources.
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Solution
The biggest constraint of plant breeding is availability of desirable gene in the crop and its wild relatives.
Explanation:
The biggest constraint of plant breeding is the availability of desirable genes in the crop and its wild relatives. Without the right genes for useful traits, plant breeders have limited material to improve crops effectively.
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