Question
With reference to the current trends in the cultivation of sugarcane in India consider the following statement :
1. A substantial saving in seed material is made when bud chip settlings are raised in a nursery and trans planted in the main field.
2. When direct planting of setts is done the germination, percentage is better with single budded setts as compared to setts with many buds.
3. If bad weather conditions prevail when setts are directly, planted single budded setts have better survival as compared to large setts.
4. Sugarcane can be cultivated using setting prepared from tissue culture.
Which of the statements is/are correct given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1 and 4 only
(d) 2,3 and 4 only
Answer:
C
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Explanation:
1. Statement 1 is correct: Raising bud chip settlings in a nursery and transplanting them in the main field can result in a substantial saving in seed material. This method allows for the multiplication of seed material and ensures that only healthy and viable seedlings are transplanted.
2. Statement 2 is not mentioned in the given information, so its correctness cannot be determined.
3. Statement 3 is incorrect: The given statement does not provide any information about the survival of single budded setts compared to large setts under bad weather conditions.
4. Statement 4 is correct: Sugarcane can indeed be cultivated using settlings prepared from tissue culture. Tissue culture techniques are used to propagate disease-free and high-yielding sugarcane varieties.