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What are the main objectives of plant breeding?
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Solution
The main objectives of plant breeding are:
- Higher yield.
- Improved quality.
- Disease control by developing pest-resistant varieties.
- Developing varieties resistant to cold, frost, and salinity.
- Developing early crop maturity to reduce production costs.
- Developing specific agronomic characteristics such as tallness, dwarfness, tillering, and branching.
- Developing varieties suitable for cultivation over a wide range of environmental conditions.
- Developing special traits like photo-insensitivity and thermo-insensitivity in several crop plants.
These objectives aim to develop new crop varieties superior to existing types for better agriculture and food production.
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