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

Which one of the following is not used for ex situ plant conservation?
  1. Field gene banks
  2. Seed banks
  3. Shifting cultivation
  4. Botanical gardens

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.

Asked in: NEET 2013 (All India)

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