Q. A germplasm collection is a
A) Collection of specimens of all the species of an area in a herbarium or botanical garden
B) Collection of modern varieties of a crop
C) Collection of plants or seeds having diverse alleles of all genes in a crop
D) Collection of seeds or pollen of rare and threatened species of a group or area
Explanation
The sum total of all the genes present in a crop and its related species constitutes its germplasm. It is ordinarily represented by a collection of various strains and species.
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Ph.D. in Physics with 19+ years of teaching experience.