Right answers 2.chapter

1. Which is the right answer?

a. Active compounds of medicinal plants are numerous, thus a large number of varieties exists in the world.

b. Majority of drugs originate from wild habitats, therefore breeding does not have big significance.

c. Need for varieties of medicinal plants is growing already, but the choice of cultivars is rarely appropriate.

d. Research institutes are not engaged in breeding of MAPs because their propagation materials are imported from other countries.

2. What are the obstacles of broadening the variety spectrum of medicinal plants in many countries?

a. Producers do not have enough information

b. Breeding of medicinal plants is more difficult than that of other species

c. Small quantity of seeds for small production surfaces does not provide enough income

d. Knowledge on genetic background and inheritance is often not appropriate

3. What are the main requirements of the farmers for a medicinal plant variety?

a. Appropriate content of active ingredients

b. High yields

c. Bacterial resistance

d. Uniform ripening

e. Perennial, overwintering crops

4. What are the breeding goals in case of active ingredients of medicinal plants?

a. Increase of essential oil content

b. Decrease of microbiological contamination

c. Decrease of thickness of wax layer on the seeds

d. Development of varieties free of pyrrolizidin alkaloids

5. Do any resistant or tolerant medicinal plant varieties exist? Yes, for example:

a. Mildew tolerant poppy

b. Frost tolerant poppy

c. Rust resistant peppermint

d. Verticillium resistant peppermint

6. Which are the breeding methods most frequently used in medicinal plants?

a. Selection

b. Crossing

c. Heterosis breeding

d. Mutation breeding

e. GMO production

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Sikeres pályázat

A tananyagok az Új Széchenyi Terv Társadalmi Megújulás Operatív Program támogatásával készülnek.

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A pályázat felidejére elkészültek a lektorált tananyagok, amelyek feltöltése folyamatban van.

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