Q.64 Discuss te importance of Lesting of new plant varieties in a geographically vast country like
India.
a fore the new plants arn granted threagh plant brescing programs, hay reed le be
evaliiated for thelr yieldl anc ether agronomic teaits of quality, disease resistance, etc,
The testing is done on the farmers’ field for at least three growing seasons, at different
locations in the country representing all the agroclimatic zones, where the crop is usually
grown, The material is evaluated in comparison to the best available local crop cultivar
known as a check or reference cultivar.
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