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Which of the following statements regarding mixed cropping is/are false?

(a) In mixed cropping, the risk of total crop failure due to uncertain monsoon is reduced.
(b) Due to complementary effect of component crops, the yield of both crops increase.
(c) In mixed cropping, chances of pest infestation are greatly reduced.

Which of the following statements is/are true about wheat?

A. The hybrid of wheat and rye, triticale, is a man-made cereal.
B. Dwarf variety of wheat is due to a gene called Norin–10.
C. In wheat, cryopreservation of seeds is followed.
D. Artificial plant breeding is difficult in wheat.

Which of the following is the highest milk-yielding variety of cows?

Which of the following plant species would you select for the production of bioethanol?

Taichung Native-1”, a rice variety was introduced in India from

In plant breeding programmes, the entire collection (of plants/seeds) having all the diverse alleles for all genes in a given crop is called

Match the following:

Which of the following is not a micronutrient?

An Italian variety of bee introduced in the Indian apiculture is

Cloning is not meant for