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Agriculture · Q824

Agronomy

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 824

Q824

Seed plot technique of potato is use to produce

A.
Virus free seeds
Answer
B.
Fungus free seeds
C.
Big size tuber
D.
Insect free seeds

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
The seed plot technique of potatoes is the technique to produce multiplied number of virus free seeds in the Northern Plains of the country.
This technique was developed by CPRI in 1959 to grow healthy seeds during the low aphid period from October to the first week of January coupled with integrated pest management, roughing and dehaulming of the seed crop.