Question

Write one merit and limitations of HYV seeds.

Answer 1

HYV seeds are helpful to meet the demands of the country while they are less nutritious

Answer 2

one merit is:

• H.Y.V stands for high yield variety. HYV seed are high yield variety seeds.

Advantage or merit :

• High Yielding Variety Seeds (HYV) has shorter life cycle and thereby enables the farmers to go for multiple cropping.

Disadvantage or limit:

• The major disadvantage associated with HYV seeds is bigger requirement of irrigation facility, chemical fertilizers and pesticides to produce best quality yield.