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There has been emphasis on the conservation of wild relatives of cultivated plants because wild plants________________?

Correct answer: D. Carrying many useful genes which are lost in cultivated plants

  • A. Grow better then cultivated plants
  • B. Serve, as valuable fodder plants
  • C. Needed to understand the origin of cu;cultivated plants
  • D. Carrying many useful genes which are lost in cultivated plants

Explanation

Wild relatives often retain resistance, quality and environmental-adaptation genes that were lost during crop domestication and selection. These genes are valuable sources for crop improvement.

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