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Q.The quickest method of plant breeding is

(a) Introduction
(b) Selection
(c) Hybridization
(d) Mutation breeding
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Step 1. Selection requires several years of repeated evaluation of a mixed population (e.g. mass selection takes about five to six years) before a variety can be released.

Step 2. Hybridisation requires selecting parents, emasculation, bagging, crossing, and then multiple generations of evaluation before a stable hybrid variety is ready.

Step 3. Mutation breeding requires inducing mutations and then screening large populations to find and stabilise a useful mutant. …

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