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What are the common objectives of crop improvement?
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Solution
Main objectives of crop improvement include:
- Increase in the yield of crops.
- To improve the quality of food crops.
- To generate crops highly resistant to biotic and abiotic stresses.
- To develop food crops with desired agronomic traits.
- To develop wider adaptability in food crops so that, they can withstand various environmental conditions.
- To change the duration of maturity of food crops such that they mature uniformly.
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