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Agriculture · Q383

Agronomy

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 383

Q383

The ploidy level of Pusa Bedana (Seedless Watermelon)

A.
Haploid
B.
Diploid
C.
Triploid
Answer
D.
Tetraploid

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Pusa bedana is the seedless variety of watermelon developed at IARI, Pusa.
It is a triploid variety of watermelon.
It was developed by crossing Tetra-2 (a tetraploid) with Pusa rasaal (a diploid).
A seedless watermelon is a sterile hybrid that is created by crossing the male pollen (22 chromosomes) of a watermelon with a female watermelon flower (44 chromosomes per cell).