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  • Question
  • Recalcitrant seeds are


  • Options
  • A. resistant to drying and freezing temperature
  • B. killed by drying and freezing temperature
  • C. both (a) and (b)
  • D. none of above

  • Correct Answer
  • killed by drying and freezing temperature 


  • Synthetic Seeds problems


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    • 1. Which of the following is not true about synthetic seeds?

    • Options
    • A. Can be stored for a year without the loss of valuables
    • B. Easy to handle
    • C. Can be directly sown in the soil like natural seeds
    • D. Need hardening in the green house
    • Discuss
    • 2. Which of the following gene detoxify herbicide bronoxynil?

    • Options
    • A. Nitrilase
    • B. Glutathione S-transferase (GST)
    • C. Phosphinothricin acetyl transferase
    • D. All of these
    • Discuss
    • 3. Resistance to L-phosphinothrium in tobacco plants is developed by the transfer of

    • Options
    • A. gene for EPSPS (5-enol-pyruvyl shikimat 3 phosphate synthase)
    • B. gene for ALS (acetolactate synthase)
    • C. gene for GS (glutamine synthase)
    • D. any of the above
    • Discuss
    • 4. A __________ is a small laboratory set up to simulate conditions of a particular environment.

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    • A. microcosm
    • B. mibridization
    • C. bioremediation
    • D. rhizosecretion
    • Discuss
    • 5. For developing herbicide resistance in transgenic plants which of the following approach/(es) is/are used?

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    • A. Target molecule is made insensitive to herbicide
    • B. Target protein is overproduced
    • C. A pathway should be introduced that detoxify the herbicide
    • D. All of the above
    • Discuss
    • 6. The preserved embryoids are termed as

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    • A. synthetic seeds
    • B. semi-synthetic seeds
    • C. natural seeds
    • D. fermented seeds
    • Discuss
    • 7. Encapsulation is necessary to produce and protect synthetic seeds. The encapsulation is carried out by various types of hydrogels, which are

    • Options
    • A. soluble in water
    • B. soluble in organic solvents
    • C. insoluble in water
    • D. insoluble in organic solvents
    • Discuss
    • 8. Somatic embryoids are

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    • A. identical with zygotic embryos and without seed coats
    • B. identical with zygotic embryos and with seed coats
    • C. non-identical with zygotic embryos and without seed coats
    • D. non-identical with zygotic embryos and with seed coats
    • Discuss
    • 9. The encapsulation of somatic embryos can be carried out by

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    • A. automatic encapsulation process
    • B. gel complexation
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. coating proteins
    • Discuss
    • 10. The production of high quality and uniform embryos has been limited to only

    • Options
    • A. carrot
    • B. alfalfa
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. sandalwood
    • Discuss


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