A good germplasm collection is essential for
a)	A successful breeding programme
b)	Hybridization
c)	Selection of plant
d)	Emasculation

(a)

A successful breeding programme.

Germplasm is the sum to total of all the alleles of the genes present in a crop and its related species. The entire collection of plants/seeds having all the diverse alleles for all genes in a given crop is called germplasm collection. A good germplasm collection is essential for a successful breeding program