Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production Test - 13

A number of physical and chemical methods are used to induce artificial mutation in plants. Constant radiation of Infra-Red radiations for long time can induce mutation.

Controlled breeding experiments are carried out using artificial insemination. The semen collected from superior male is directly administrated into the female to initiate fertilisation.

Evaluation of newly evolved varieties is carried out by Indian council of agricultural research (ICAR) regarding productivity, harmful effect and effectiveness.

There is a regulation in each country to govern the spread of plant disease due to movement from one country to other. The regulation governing movement of diseased plant material is called quarantine.

Somatic hybridization of Potato and Tomato leads to formation of a new hybrid plant called Pomato, in which stem of plants produce tomato and underground modified stem produce potato.

Polyploidy is a condition in which multiple sets of chromosome is present in same cell in place of usual two sets (diploid). Bread wheat is generally hexaploid.

Lysine is a type of amino acids present in the proteins. Maize variety Shakti is rich in lysine amino acids.

Gene banks are part of ex situ conservation of plants or plant parts. In ex situ conservation, plants parts are maintained in laboratory condition. In in situ conservation, plants are kept in natural condition with protection.

The capacity to generate a whole plant form any cell or ex-plant is called totipotency. Plants are totipotent and from small part of plant new whole plant can be grown.

If a person get food that do not contain all micronutrient, protein and vitamins in required amount as per age, sex, working condition, this condition is called hidden hunger.