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Agriculture · Q474

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 474

Q474

Kinnow mandarin was developd by

A.
Watson & Crick
B.
L. Moss
C.
W. B. Hayes
D.
H. B. Frost
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Kinnow mandarin was developed by H. B. Frost.
It is a hybrid of two citrus cultivars - 'King' (Citrus nobilis) × 'Willow Leaf' (Citrus × deliciosa).
Kinnow, a King-Willowleaf mandarin hybrid, was developed at the University Of California Research Centre, Riverside by H. B. Frost in 1915 and released in 1935. Kinnow is the most widely-planted mandarin in Pakistan.