First step in plant breeding programmes is-

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Selection of superior recombinants

Cross hybridisation of selected parents

Germplasm collection

Introduction of exotic species

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Plant breeding programmes are carried out in a systematic way worldwide–in government institutions and commercial companies. The main steps in breeding a new genetic variety of a crop are

(i) Collection of variability: Step 1 involves Germplasm collection.It is the entire collection (of plants/seeds) having all the diverse alleles for all genes in a given crop .This step is key for successful experiment

(ii) Evaluation and selection of parents:

(iii) Cross hybridisation among the selected parents:

(iv) Selection and testing of superior recombinants:

(v) Testing, release and commercialisation of new cultivars:

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