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Crop Improvement / Plant Breeding — Syllabus

Telangana Open School (TOSS) · Class 12 · Biology

What Crop Improvement / Plant Breeding covers in Telangana Open School (TOSS) Class 12 Biology: 4 topics, for the 2026-27 session.

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4 Topics · Telangana Open School (TOSS) Class 12 Biology · 2026-27

Topics in Crop Improvement / Plant Breeding

1

Objectives of Plant Breeding

  • To develop crop varieties with desirable traits such as high yield, good quality, disease resistance, and drought tolerance.
  • To create useful genetic variations through recombination of characters.
  • To exploit hybrid vigour (heterosis) in crop plants.
2

Methods of Plant Breeding

  • There are five main methods: Introduction, Selection, Hybridization, Mutation Breeding, and Polyploidy Breeding.
  • Each method is chosen based on the plant's reproductive system and desired outcome.
3

Selection Methods

  • Selection is the oldest method of plant breeding.
  • Three types: Mass Selection, Pure Line Selection, and Clonal Selection.
  • Mass selection is used for cross-pollinated crops; pure line for self-pollinated; clonal for vegetatively propagated plants.
4

Hybridization

  • Involves crossing two genetically different parents to produce superior offspring.
  • Steps: Selection of parents, emasculation, bagging, artificial pollination.
  • Results in hybrid vigour or heterosis — F₁ hybrids outperform parents.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Plant Breeding

Objectives of Plant BreedingMethods of Plant BreedingIntroductionSelectionHybridizationMutation BreedingPolyploidy BreedingGermplasm

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Key topics in Crop Improvement / Plant Breeding include Objectives of Plant Breeding, Methods of Plant Breeding, Selection Methods, Hybridization. Study these first, then practise questions on each for the Telangana Open School (TOSS) Class 12 board exam.
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