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Define the terms hybridization and photoperiod.

Hybridisation - It is crossing of two (or more) types of individuals with different useful traits in order to bring them together in the progeny and obtain desired results.

Photoperiod - It is the duration of daylight/ sunlight that influences plants and other organisms in their growth, reproduction and maturation.


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