With reference to the current trends in the cultivation of sugarcane in India, consider the following statements: 1. A substantial saving in seed material is made when 'bud chip settlings' are raised in a nursery and transplanted 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 settlings prepared from tissue culture. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A.1 and 4 only✓ Correct
B.3 only
C.1 and 2 only
D.2, 3 and 4 only
Explanation
Bud chip technology saves substantial seed material and tissue culture-based settlings are used in sugarcane cultivation. Multi-budded setts have better germination/survival than single-budded ones.
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