Sugarcane grown in North India, i.e. Saccharum barber/ has poor sugar content and low yield while, the sugarcane grown in South India, i.e. Saccharum officinarum has thicker stems and higher content of sugar, but cannot grown in North Indian climatic conditions.
The hybrid produced by cross breeding these two species has the following desirable traits : (i) High-yield (ii) Thick stems (iii) High sugar content (iv) Ability to grow in North Indian sugarcane fields.
Explain the advantage of cross-breeding of two species of sugarcane in India.
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MR.SANJEEV
Sugarcane grown in North India, i.e. Saccharum barber/ has poor sugar content and low yield while, the sugarcane grown in South India, i.e. Saccharum officinarum has thicker stems and higher content of sugar, but cannot grown in North Indian climatic conditions.
The hybrid produced by cross breeding these two species has the following desirable traits :
(i) High-yield (ii) Thick stems (iii) High sugar content (iv) Ability to grow in North Indian sugarcane fields.