GPB 503 (2+1) PRINCIPLES OF PLANT BREEDING

UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, RAICHUR
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, RAICHUR
COURSE: GPB 503 – PRINCIPLES OF PLANT BREEDING (2+1)
Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding
Announced Quiz (I Semester – 2016-17)
Duration: 75 min
Total Marks: 15

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Q I. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words.
(0.10 X 30) = 3.0

Q II. Mark the following as True or False and if false rectify.
(0.2 X 20) = 4.0

Q III. Match the following with appropriate words.
(0.1 X 30) = 3.0

Q IV. Give two definitions of plant breeding quoted by different plant breeders.
1.0

Q V. Give the primary and secondary centres of origin of the following crops and enumerate the reasons that make the species act differently in both the situations?
(2.0)

Crop	Primary COO	Secondary COO
1. Sorghum	Abyssinia	Africa
2. Paddy	Industar	Africa
3. Hirsutum Cotton	Central American	Africa
4. Redgram	Hendusthan	Africa
5. Bengal gram	Hendusthan	China