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Mark the incorrect statement.
BiologyStrategies for Enhancement in Food ProductionNEET
Options:
  • A Insect and pest infestation is one of the major causes for large scale destruction of crop plants.
  • B Breeding method for insect pest resistance involves the special steps that are not similar to use in other agronomic traits such as yield or quality.
  • C Malnutrition of micronutrients and vitamins can be termed as hidden hunger.
  • D Somaclones are genetically identical to original plants.
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The correct answer is: Breeding method for insect pest resistance involves the special steps that are not similar to use in other agronomic traits such as yield or quality.
The breeding method for insect or pest-resistant plants is the same as used for other agronomic traits. It involves 5 steps as used for other agronomic traits.

The main steps in breeding a new genetic variety of a crop are:
(i) Collection of variability
(ii) Evaluation and selection of parents
(iii) Cross hybridization among the selected parents
(iv) Selection and testing of superior recombinants
(v) Testing, release, and commercialization of new cultivars

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