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Special Proteins and Crop Improvement problems


  • 1. Which of the following have been used for cryo-preservation of germplasm with 90% tissue survival and 10%plant regeneration that are used in international exchange of germplasm?

  • Options
  • A. Meristem tip cultures
  • B. Embryo cultures
  • C. Both (a) and (b)
  • D. Embryo cultures supplemented with GA3 and coconut milk
  • Discuss
  • 2. Cytoplast (somatic cell hybridization) is the process in which

  • Options
  • A. two protoplast along with their nuclei fuse
  • B. a normal protoplast along with an enucleated protoplast fuse
  • C. both (a) and (b)
  • D. two enucleated protoplasts fuse
  • Discuss
  • 3. Which of the following govern sporophytic self-incompatibility in Brassica?

  • Options
  • A. Aegilops
  • B. Triticum
  • C. Both (a) and (b)
  • D. S alleles
  • Discuss
  • 4. Which of the following is the class of hybridization?

  • Options
  • A. Intervarietal
  • B. Interspecific
  • C. Intergeneric
  • D. all of these
  • Discuss
  • 5. The hybrid embryo can be rescued from damage/collapse by growing it

  • Options
  • A. at low temperature
  • B. at low pH
  • C. at low water activity
  • D. in artificial medium
  • Discuss
  • 6. Meristem culture of banana enables

  • Options
  • A. rapid multiplication
  • B. elimination of bunch top virus disease
  • C. both (a) and (b)
  • D. slow growth
  • Discuss
  • 7. Which of the following has been confirmed on sugarcane genotypes?

  • Options
  • A. Bacilliform virus
  • B. Cytomegalovirus
  • C. Varicella-zoster virus
  • D. Erythrovirus
  • Discuss
  • 8. The tumor phenotype, which can be maintained indefinitely in tissue culture, results from the expression of genes on the

  • Options
  • A. T-DNA
  • B. c-DNA
  • C. r-DNA
  • D. m-RNA
  • Discuss
  • 9. MS medium, is found essential for initial morphogenesis of the immature embryos and to enhance callus development, when supplemented with

  • Options
  • A. GA3
  • B. GA3 and coconut milk
  • C. adenine
  • D. adenine and kinetin
  • Discuss
  • 10. Protoplast fusion technique generally involves

  • Options
  • A. isolation only
  • B. isolation and fusion
  • C. isolation, fusion and culturing
  • D. hybridization between two species
  • Discuss

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