Question

The development of Synthetic Varieties is practiced commonly in some cross-pollinated crops. It involves several important steps as given below. Arrange the steps of synthetic variety development in chronological order i.e. from the beginning to the last. \begin{enumerate
• [(A).] Evaluation of the inbreds for GCA followed by selection of the inbreds as parental lines.
• [(B).] Multiplication in isolation for one or more generations followed by distribution as synthetic varieties for commercial cultivation.
• [(C).] Collection of diverse inbred lines for synthetic variety development.
• [(D).] Crossing of the inbred lines in isolation in all possible combinations followed by mixing in equal proportion of seeds from all the cross combinations. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• A. (C), (A), (B), (D)
• B. (A), (C), (D), (B)
• C. (B), (A), (D), (C)
• D. (C), (A), (D), (B)

Hint:

To remember this sequence, focus on the progression:
\[ \text{Identify lines (C)} \rightarrow \text{Test GCA (A)} \rightarrow \text{Intermate (D)} \rightarrow \text{Multiply seed (B)} \]

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D