Question

Fill up the blanks - Saccharum barberi was originally grown in north India, but had A sugar content and yield. Tropical canes grown in south India Saccharum officinarum had B stems and C sugar content but did not grow well in north India. These two species were successfully crossed to get sugar cane varieties combining the desirable qualities of high yield, $D$ stems, $E$ sugar and ability to grow in the sugar cane areas of ______ F_____ India.

• A. $A$ - poor, $B$ - thick, $C$ - high, $D$ - thicker, $E$ - higher, $F$ - north
• B. $A$ - poor, $B$ - thicker, $C$ - higher, $D$ - thick, $E$ - high, $F$ - north
• C. $A$ - poor, $B$ - thinner, $C$ - higher, $D$ - thin, $E$ - high, $F$ - north
• D. $A$ - poor, $B$ - thicker, $C$ - higher, $D$ - thick, $E$ - high, $F$ - south

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Correct answer is (b) $A$ - poor, $B$ - thicker, $C$ - higher, $D$ - thick, $E$ - high, $F$ - north