Wheat varieties KML 7404, MLKS-11 are
A. Pure line cultivars
B. Multiline cultivars
C. Mass selected cultivars
D. Exotic cultivars
Answer: Option B
Solution (By Examveda Team)
Wheat varieties KML 7404, and MLKS-11 are Multiline cultivars.Multiline crop cultivars are phenotypically similar (height, grain type) but genetically different against insect pests and diseases (Browning and Frey 1981; Wolfe 1985).
Multiline cultivars have been developed for commercial cultivation in oats, wheat, soybean, and peanut.
KML 7404 and MLKS-11 are wheat multiline varieties for the northern and northwestern plains of India. MLKS-11 is a mixture of eight components derived from Kalyan Sona.
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