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(D) Haploid plants are highly significant in plant breeding because they allow for the rapid production of homozygous lines. By doubling the chromosom

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They provide homozygous lines which can be converted into diploid plants.

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(D) Haploid plants are highly significant in plant breeding because they allow for the rapid production of homozygous lines. By doubling the chromosome number of haploid plants (using agents like colchicine),researchers can produce completely homozygous diploid plants in a single generation. This eliminates the need for multiple generations of self-pollination to achieve homozygosity,thereby accelerating the selection process for desirable traits.

List-$I$ (Crop Variety)	List-$II$ (Disease Resistance)
$(a)$ Himgiri	$(1)$ White rust
$(b)$ Pusa Komal	$(2)$ Black rot
$(c)$ Pusa Snowball $K-1$	$(3)$ Bacterial blight
$(d)$ Pusa Swarnim
	$(4)$ Hill bunt

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