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Principles and objectives of crop improvement in biology discussion

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Plant breeding is a science based on principles of genetics and cytogenetic. It aims at improving the genetic makeup of the crop plants. ... Its objectives are to improve yield, quality, disease-resistance, drought and frost-tolerance and important characteristics of the crops.

Answer 2

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Explanation:

Learning objectives: Mutagens and crop improvement, Spontaneous and induced mutations, Effects of mutation, Physical and chemical mutagens, Methods of mutation breeding, Mutations in oligogenic traits, Mutations in polygenic traits, limitations of mutation breeding, Achievements of mutation breeding, Role of mutations in Plant Breeding