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Agriculture · Q768

Genetics And Plant Breeding

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 768

Q768

ICRISAT deals with

A.
Maize
B.
Mustard
C.
Cotton
D.
Sorghum
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
ICRISAT deals with Sorghum.
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is an international organization that conducts agricultural research for rural development, headquartered in Patancheru (Hyderabad).
It performs crop improvement research, using conventional as well as methods derived from biotechnology.
The ICRISAT genebank serves as a repository for the collection of germplasm of the six mandate crops, including sorghum.