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Agriculture · Q908

Genetics And Plant Breeding

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 908

Q908

Germplas for short term storage is

A.
Exotic collection
B.
Indigenous collection
C.
Working collection
Answer
D.
None of the above

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Germplasm for short-term storage is a working collection.
Germplasm conservation is the most successful method to conserve the genetic traits of endangered and commercially valuable species. Germplasm is a live information source for all the genes present in the respective plant, which can be conserved for long periods and regenerated.
Short-term storage, maintained at 18 to 20ºC and 30 to 40% relative humidity, is used to hold seeds while they are dried and prepared for medium and long-term storage.