Question

Sugarcane breeding research institute (SBRI) is situated at:
A. Lucknow
B. Coimbatore
C. New Delhi
D. Shimla

Answer 1

Hint: Plant breeding is the method of improving crops genetically. It is done with the aim to create desired crops that are best suited for cultivation, better yielding, and are disease resistant. The transgenic process for plant breeding is also very much useful.

Complete answer: Sugarcane breeding research institute was established with the aim to promote research efforts in sugarcane production. The institute is the only sugarcane research institute in India affiliated with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. It is situated in Coimbatore.
-Around 90 percent of the total sugarcane cultivated area in India is occupied by the varieties which are produced by this institute.
-The institute took up the hybridization technique to improve the quality of the subtropical types of sugarcanes. The first variety was developed by crossing the wild sugarcane species Saccharum spontaneum and Saccharum officinarum. This crossing resulted in the improvement in cane yield by approximately fifty percent. These were then exported to Cuba and the US.
-Based on new molecular technologies, this institute produced transgenic sugarcane. The transgene is a gene that is transferred into an organism via genetic engineering and a transgenic organism contains and expresses a transgene.
-Sugarcane with high levels of sucrose was produced by this institute. This variety of sugarcane is useful both for commercial sugar extraction and biomass production. The institute aimed at preventing fungal diseases by developing a new set of treatment devices.
Thus, the Sugarcane breeding research institute (SBRI) is situated at B, i.e., Coimbatore.

Note: The Sugarcane breeding research institute (SBRI) has played a crucial role in increasing the production of sugarcanes to meet the increasing demand for food. The institute has dedicated itself to the art and science of changing the traits of sugarcane and producing desirable varieties.