What is the selection of recombinants?

Which one of the following combinations would a sugarcane farmer look for in the sugarcane crop?

The steps of a plant breeding program are given below. Arrange them in the correct sequence.
$(a)$ Cross-hybridization among the selected parents
$(b)$ Testing,release,and commercialization of new cultivars
$(c)$ Collection of variability
$(d)$ Selection and testing of superior recombinants
$(e)$ Evaluation and selection of parents

Which methods of breeding are important in plant breeding?

What is responsible for insect resistance in host crop plants?

The hybrids are generally found to be superior to their parents; this is because of: