GPB 503 (2+1) - PRINCIPLES OF PLANT BREEDING

UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, RAICHUR
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, RAICHUR
FINAL EXAMINATION (I Semester - 2017-18)
COURSE: GPB 503 - PRINCIPLES OF PLANT BREEDING (2+1)
Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding
Duration: 150 min
Total Marks: 35

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Q.1. (4.0 Marks)

Give a schematic representation of Diallel Selective Mating procedure and discuss the application of the said breeding programme in crop improvement?

Q.2. (3.0 Marks)

What is an IPR and discuss the importance of the IPRs in the present agricultural regime. Give the different types of IPRs with at least two suitable examples each?

Q.3. (3.0 Marks)

Discuss the concept of an ideotype? What are the different types of an ideotype? Discuss the characteristic features of Wheat or Paddy ideotype in irrigated and rainfed ecologies?

Q.4. (3.0 Marks)

What is a Biotype and biotype differentiation? Discuss about the latest biotype reported in Brown Plant Hopper (BPH) in paddy?

Q.5. (2.9 Marks)

What is PPVFR Act and who are the members of the PPV&FR Authority? When these came into existence and with what objectives?

Q.6. (3.0 Marks)

Discuss the importance of the choice of parents in any plant breeding programme? List down the characteristic features of the parents to be used in crop improvement programme if the objective is to develop varieties and hybridity?

Q.7. (10.0 Marks)

Write short notes on the following (ANY FIVE):
a) Plant breeders rights (PBRs)
b) Mendelian population
c) Directional selection
d) Farmers rights
e) Developmental homeostasis
f) Random mating population
g) Multiline varieties
h) Two line breeding

Q.8. (3.0 Marks)

Discuss the importance of seeking a Geographical Indication (GI) tag for a product? Discuss the GI status at the National level with special reference to our own Karnataka state? What are the products our own institute, UAS Raichur has initiated on seeking GI tag status?

Q.9. (2.0 Marks)

Who gave the concept of Insect resistance? Discuss about the concepts of Non-preference, Antibiosis, Tolerance and Ecological resistance with suitable examples?

Q.10. (1.0 Marks)

Differentiate between allomones and kairomones in insect resistance?