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Agriculture · Q468

Genetics And Plant Breeding

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 468

Q468

Mass selection is rerely used in

A.
Allogamous species
B.
Autogamous species
C.
A sexually propagated species
Answer
D.
Seed propagated species

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Mass selection is rarely used in a sexually propagated species.
In mass selection, several individuals chosen based on appearance are mated; their progeny are further selected for the preferred characteristics, and the process is continued for as many generations as is desired.
It applies to both self and cross-pollinated species. It is a method of crop improvement in which plants are selected from a mixed population based on their phenotype.