Question

Name any five hybrid varieties of crop plants which haw been developed in India.

Answer 1

The five hybrid varieties of crop plants which have been developed in India are:

Crop plant

Hybrid variety

Wheat-

Sonalika and kalyan sona

Rice-

Jaya and Ratna

Cauliflower-

Pusa shubra and Pusa snowball K-1

Cowpea-

Pusa komal

Mustard-

Pusa swarnim

Answer 2

Five hybrid varieties of crop plants:

Hybrids are plants that have been prepared artificially by means of gene manipulation and dilution with other species of same genus to form a better variety that has either greater productivity, better quality, better immunity, or all of them. Many hybrids are imported from foreign countries, but some are prepared in India too. They are:

• Jaya and Ratna rice varieties are prepared in India.
• Pusa Komal is prepared in India with better immunity against pests.
• Pusa swarm with greater productivity and greater quality.
• Pusa shudra and Pusa snowball k1 are cauliflowers prepared in India.
• Sonalika, Kalyan Sona, etc are prepared in India.