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Kranti, Pusa Agarni and Pusa Bold are improved varieties of


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Urad bean

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Sunflower

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C

Chick Pea

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Mustard

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Solution

The correct option is D

Mustard


The Correct option is D

Explanation of the correct option:

  1. Crops are hybridized to improve their quality and quantity.
  2. In mustard, the improved varieties are produced to tolerate the various environmental stresses, and to produce disease-resistant and high-yielding varieties.
  3. Kranti was produced to increase the oil content.
  4. Pusa Agarni Indian variety was produced with less erucic acid content.
  5. Pusa Bold Indian variety was produced for early maturity.

Final answer: Kranti, Pusa Agarni, and Pusa Bold are improved varieties of mustard.


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