GPB 503 Principles of Plant Breeding Final Examination + Practical Exam

Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding
CoA, GKVK, Bangalore

Principles of Plant Breeding GPB 502 (2+1) Final Examination + Practical Exam
Max Marks: 30.00

Final Examination (30.00 Marks)

Answer the Following

1. Define selection differential, realized response to selection, predicted response to selection and realized heritability and estimated heritability 5.00

2. Discuss factors that influence response to selection 3.00

3. Explain how a researcher can quantify components of phenotypic variability among a set of five genotypes evaluated in three-replicated trial. Also estimate heritability and predicted response to selection. You can use your own numerical example 8.00

4. Define heterotic group and heterotic patterns with examples of known heterotic patterns 4.00

5. Define GCA and SCA and show the procedure of their estimation using numerical example 5.00

6. Define self-incompatibility (SI) and explain different types of SI 5.00