Nikolai Vavilov's Principle Was That the Places Where the Wild

question 134

Multiple Choice

Nikolai Vavilov's principle was that the places where the wild relatives of crop plants are most diverse are also likely to be:

• A)the best places to grow domesticated crops.
• B)the places where the crops were first domesticated.
• C)a source of cultivars that will produce higher yields than current commercial cultivars.
• D)a source of genetic variation that may be useful for breeding programs.

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