GPB611 (2+1) Marker Assisted Selection for Crop Improvement

 

UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, RAICHUR
College of Agriculture, Raichur
Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding
Marker Assisted Selection for Crop Improvement GPB611 (2+1)
Final Examination 2012-13

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1. Explain MAS efforts in wheat.

2. Discuss MAS efforts in Maize.

3. When a set of crop genotypes given to you, How are you going to analyse genetic diversity? Explain.

4. How selection efficiency will be increased in MARS? Discuss.

5. What is DNA barcoding? How this is useful in identification of organism/mites.

6. Explain Mapping for Bph resistant genes in rice.

7. Explain pyramiding transgenes for multiple resistance in rice against bacterial blight, yellow stem borer, and sheath blight.

8. What are tools of biotechnology for genetic improvement.

9. Explain relevance of DNA markers in genetic purity testing compared to traditional method.

10. Give an account of utility of biochemical markers in purity assessment in crop plants.

11. Give an account of MAS in pulses.

12. Mention highlights of genetic diversity among aphid population.

13. Write about MAS for gall midge resistance in rice.

1. Fill the blanks

2. Treecon software used in _______ analysis.

3. Pi 40 gene is from _______ spp. of rice.

4. SS113 donor for BLB contains _______ resistant genes.

5. Tetep is resistant variety for _______ trait.

6. Pokkali is donor for _______ trait.

7. Bph 14 predominantly expressed in _______ part of plant.