Earliest method of plant breeding?
Correct answer: C. Selection
- A. Introduction
- B. Mutation
- C. Selection
- D. Hybridization
Explanation
Selection is regarded as the earliest plant-breeding method because farmers first retained seeds from desirable plants for the next generation. Introduction, hybridization, and mutation breeding were developed or used systematically later.
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