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Q.Select the disease resistant variety of Bhindi produced by mutation breeding.

(a) Himgiri
(b) Parbhani Kranti
(c) Pusa Gaurav
(d) Pusa Komal
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Parbhani Kranti is the bhindi variety produced by mutation breeding that carries resistance to Yellow Vein Mosaic Virus.

Mutation breeding uses induced mutations (by physical mutagens like gamma rays, or chemical mutagens) to create new genetic variation in a crop, from which desirable mutant types — such as disease resistance — are selected and bred true.

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  • Parbhani Kranti is a variety of bhindi (okra, Abelmoschus esculentus) developed through mutation breeding and carries resistance to Yellow Vein Mosaic Virus (YVMV), one of the most damaging diseases of bhindi.
  • Himgiri is a disease-resistant wheat variety, but it was developed by hybridization, not mutation breeding. …

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