GPB 608 (Question Paper)

 

UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, RAICHUR
College of Agriculture, Raichur
Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding

Final Examination – GPB 608
Marks: 35 (7 × 5 = 35)

Answer the following questions (any seven):

1. Explain biofortification in sorghum and bajra. (5.0)

2. Explain breeding objectives and breeding methods along with Pustovoit method of breeding in sunflower. (5.0)

3. Explain production of haploids and doubled haploid technology in maize. (5.0)

4. Explain origin of Gossypium tetraploid cultivated species. (5.0)

5. Explain three-line and two-line system of hybrid production in rice. (5.0)

6. Explain marker-assisted breeding in finger millet. (5.0)

7. Explain genetic and genomic tools in groundnut. (5.0)

8. Explain advances in pigeonpea breeding. (5.0)

9. Explain different species of sugarcane and the process of nobilisation of sugarcane. (5.0)