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Agriculture · Q795

Genetics And Plant Breeding

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 795

Q795

Clonal selection is best method for

A.
Maize
B.
Potato
Answer
C.
Wheat
D.
Rice

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Clonal selection is the best method for potatoes.
Clonal selection is a tool to produce high-quality seeds. It is done by initially selecting high quality tubers and then multiplying each clone separately.
Clonal selection is an easy and less time-consuming method. Easy maintenance because there is no problem of outcrossing and loss of seed viability.
Clonal selection is a method of improving vegetatively propagated crops like sugarcane, banana, potato, citrus, mango, etc.