Question

Germplasm of any crop species consists of
(i) cultivated improved varieties, (ii) improved varieties
that are no more in cultivation, (ii) old local or desi
varieties, (iv) pure lines and (v) wild species related to the
crop species.
WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THE ABOVE STATEMENT??
Pls explain.....​

Answer 1

Answer:

The sum total of hereditary material i.e. all the alleles of various genes, present in a crop species and its wild relatives is referred to as germplasm. ... Germplasm consists of land races, modern cultivars, obsolete cultivars, breeding stocks, wild forms and wild species of cultivated crops.

Explanation:

Germplasm is living tissue from which new plants can be grown. It can be a seed or another plant part – a leaf, a piece of stem, pollen or even just a few cells that can be turned into a whole plant. Germplasm contains the information for a species' genetic makeup, a valuable natural resource of plant diversity.

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