Q12
Wheat varieties KML 7404, MLKS-11 are
A.
Pure line cultivars
B.
Multiline cultivars
AnswerC.
Mass selected cultivars
D.
Exotic cultivars
Answer: Option B
Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
Wheat varieties KML 7404, and MLKS-11 are Multiline cultivars.Multiline crop cultivars are phenotypically similar (height, grain type) but genetically different against insect pests and diseases (Browning and Frey 1981; Wolfe 1985).
Multiline cultivars have been developed for commercial cultivation in oats, wheat, soybean, and peanut.
KML 7404 and MLKS-11 are wheat multiline varieties for the northern and northwestern plains of India. MLKS-11 is a mixture of eight components derived from Kalyan Sona.