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Primitive cultivars which are selected and cultivated by farmers for many years are___________________?

Correct answer: C. Land races

  • A. teriary gene pool
  • B. Obsolete cultivars
  • C. Land races
  • D. Modern cultivars

Explanation

Landraces are primitive, locally adapted cultivars maintained and selected by farmers over many generations. Modern cultivars are products of more recent systematic breeding programmes.

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