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Synthetic Seeds problems


  • 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. 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
  • Discuss
  • 3. The preserved embryoids are termed as

  • Options
  • A. synthetic seeds
  • B. semi-synthetic seeds
  • C. natural seeds
  • D. fermented seeds
  • Discuss
  • 4. 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
  • 5. Somatic embryoids are

  • Options
  • 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
  • 6. The encapsulation of somatic embryos can be carried out by

  • Options
  • A. automatic encapsulation process
  • B. gel complexation
  • C. both (a) and (b)
  • D. coating proteins
  • Discuss
  • 7. 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
  • 8. Synthetic seeds are

  • Options
  • A. artificially synthesized seeds
  • B. somatic embryos encapsulated in suitable matrix
  • C. seeds of plants modified genetically
  • D. none of these
  • Discuss

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