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NEET2013BotanyBiodiversity and its ConservationActual

Which one of the following is not used for ex situ plant conservation?

Options

  1. AField gene banks
  2. BSeed banks
  3. CShifting cultivation
  4. DBotanical gardens

Correct answer

C. Shifting cultivation

Step-by-step solution

Shifting cultivation results into deforestation. Botanical gardens have collection of living plants for reference. Seed banks store seeds as a source for planting in case seed reserves elsewhere are destroyed. Field gene banks are a type of biorepository, which preserve genetic material.

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