A germplasm collection is a |
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a) |
Collection of specimens of all the species of an area in a herbarium or botanical garden |
b) |
Collection of modern varieties of a crop |
c) |
Collection of plants or seeds having diverse alleles of all genes in a crop |
d) |
Collection of seeds or pollen of rare and threatened species of a group or area |
A germplasm collection is a |
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a) |
Collection of specimens of all the species of an area in a herbarium or botanical garden |
b) |
Collection of modern varieties of a crop |
c) |
Collection of plants or seeds having diverse alleles of all genes in a crop |
d) |
Collection of seeds or pollen of rare and threatened species of a group or area |
(c) The sum total of all the genes present in a crop and its related species constitutes its germplasm. It is ordinarily represented by a collection of various strains and species. |