Q.29 In the area of plant breeding, it is important not only to preserve the seeds of the variety

being cultivated, but also to preserve all its wild relatives. Explain with a suitable example.

Collection and preservation of ail the different wild varieties, species and relatives of the

cultivated species is a Important for effective exploitation of natural genes available in the

population. e.g., sources of resistance genes may be cultivated varieties, germplasm

collections af the crop or wild relatives.