Question

What is plant breeding ? Describe various steps involved in classical breeding of plants.

Answer 1

the science of improvement of crops varieties and production of new crop varieties which are far superior to the existing types in all characters is called plant breeding.
various steps involved in classical breeding of plants the following:
hybridization
selection
mass selection
pure line selection
clonal selection
bud selection
polyploids
artificial breeding

Answer 2

Definition and the steps involved in the breeding of plants are described below :

Plant breeding is the process in which the plants are manipulated to produce plants of desired characters.

Steps involved are :

1. First, different types of plants are collected.

2. Those collected plant species are then evaluated. After evaluation, among them the parents are selected.

3.The selected parents are then made to undergo the process of cross hybridization.

4. After the birth of the progenies, the superior ones are selected.

5. Those selected progenies with suitable characteristics are then used for commercial purpose.