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Agriculture · Q889

Genetics And Plant Breeding

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 889

Q889

Land races are

A.
Advanced strains
B.
Local varieties
Answer
C.
All of these
D.
None of these

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Landraces are Local varieties.
Landraces are defined as dynamic populations of a cultivated plant with a historical origin, and distinct identity, often genetically diverse and locally adapted and associated with a set of farmer's practices of seed selection and field management as well as with a farmer's knowledge base.