GPB 517 – Germplasm Characterization and Evaluation (1 + 1) (I exam)

 UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, BANGALORE

Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding

College of Agriculture, GKVK, Bengaluru – 560 065

GPB 517 – Germplasm Characterization and Evaluation (1 + 1)

I Internal Examination – Jr. M.Sc., II Semester, 2024–25

Maximum Marks: 20

Duration: 1 Hour

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I. Fill in the Blanks (1 mark × 8 = 8 marks)

1. GRIN expands to Genetic Resource Information Network.

2. The Primary gene pool is also referred to as the Gene pool.

3. The Global gene bank of rice is located at IRRI, Philippines.

4. Germplasm obtained from foreign countries is known as Exotic germplasm.

5. Germplasm refers to the total hereditary material—all alleles of all genes—present in a crop species and its wild relatives. It represents a library of genetic variation or genetic resources.

6. The Law of Parallel Variation is also known as the Law of Homologous Series.

7. The Law of Parallel Variation was proposed by N. I. Vavilov.

8. Active collections are maintained for 5–10 years of storage.

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II. Answer the Following

1. Importance of Mini-Core Collections (2 marks)

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2. Short Note on GRIN (5 marks)

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3. Characterization and Evaluation of Plant Genetic Resources (5 marks)

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