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An appraisal of ICAR-IISR released varieties in spices | Indian Horticulture - Question and Answer Dataset

Name: An appraisal of ICAR-IISR released varieties in spices | Indian Horticulture - Question and Answer Dataset
Creator: epubs.icar.org.in
Keywords: Agriculture, question-answering, extractive-qa, icar-iisr, spices, black-pepper, cardamom, ginger, turmeric, nutmeg, cinnamon, sreekara

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3 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from An appraisal of ICAR-IISR released varieties in spices | Indian Horticulture, published by epubs.icar.org.in. Source-evidenced topics include icar-iisr, spices, black pepper, cardamom, ginger, turmeric, nutmeg, cinnamon. Every answer is a verbatim span of text the source prints, and each row carries the passage it sits in, its offset in that passage, the source quote, the page and the location in the document, so any row can be checked against the original. Question types in the export: 3 list. 3 of the 3 pairs (100.0%) ask explanatory questions; the remaining 0 are factual or table-based questions. 100.00% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.

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Evaluation of ICAR-IISR released spice varieties

This dataset contains three extractive question-and-answer pairs derived from a study on ICAR-IISR released spice varieties. The study focuses on six key crops: black pepper, cardamom, ginger, turmeric, nutmeg, and cinnamon. It examines breeding strategies, quality attributes, and resistance to stresses, using data from multi-location trials. The dataset highlights the use of both conventional and modern breeding methods and identifies specific quality attributes like essential oil and curcumin content.

Breeding strategies: Clonal and germplasm selection, hybridization, mutation breeding, and biotechnological tools

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Sample rows from An appraisal of ICAR-IISR released varieties in spices | Indian Horticulture - Question and Answer Dataset
question	answer	context	answer_start	question_type	knowledge_quality_score	source_document	source_quote	source_location	confidence	validation_status
What breeding strategies are employed in evaluating the spice varieties?	clonal and germplasm selection, hybridization, mutation breeding, and biotechnological tools	This study evaluates the performance of ICAR-IISR released spice varieties, focusing on key crops such as black pepper, cardamom, ginger, turmeric, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Employing a range of conventional and modern breeding strategies, including clonal and germplasm selection, hybridization, mutation breeding, and biotechnological tools, the research examines yield, quality attributes (e.g., essential oil, oleoresin, curcumin content), and resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Data from multi-location trials reveal that improved varieties such as Sreekara and IISR Girimunda (black pepper), Appangala 2 and IISR Vijetha (cardamom), IISR Vajra (ginger), IISR Pragati and Prathibha (turmeric), Viswashree and Keralashree (nutmeg), and Navashree and Nithyashree (cinnamon) consistently outperform traditional cultivars in productivity, metabolite content, and resilience.	246	list	0.820	https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IndHort/article/view/170287	Employing a range of conventional and modern breeding strategies, including clonal and germplasm selection, hybridization, mutation breeding, and biotechnological tools, the research examines yield, quality attributes (e.g., essential oil, oleoresin, curcumin content), and resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses.	p[0]	0.700	valid
What quality attributes are examined in the spice varieties study?	essential oil, oleoresin, curcumin content	This study evaluates the performance of ICAR-IISR released spice varieties, focusing on key crops such as black pepper, cardamom, ginger, turmeric, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Employing a range of conventional and modern breeding strategies, including clonal and germplasm selection, hybridization, mutation breeding, and biotechnological tools, the research examines yield, quality attributes (e.g., essential oil, oleoresin, curcumin content), and resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Data from multi-location trials reveal that improved varieties such as Sreekara and IISR Girimunda (black pepper), Appangala 2 and IISR Vijetha (cardamom), IISR Vajra (ginger), IISR Pragati and Prathibha (turmeric), Viswashree and Keralashree (nutmeg), and Navashree and Nithyashree (cinnamon) consistently outperform traditional cultivars in productivity, metabolite content, and resilience.	395	list	0.820	https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IndHort/article/view/170287	Employing a range of conventional and modern breeding strategies, including clonal and germplasm selection, hybridization, mutation breeding, and biotechnological tools, the research examines yield, quality attributes (e.g., essential oil, oleoresin, curcumin content), and resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses.
Which crops are the focus of the ICAR-IISR released spice varieties study?	black pepper, cardamom, ginger, turmeric, nutmeg, and cinnamon	This study evaluates the performance of ICAR-IISR released spice varieties, focusing on key crops such as black pepper, cardamom, ginger, turmeric, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Employing a range of conventional and modern breeding strategies, including clonal and germplasm selection, hybridization, mutation breeding, and biotechnological tools, the research examines yield, quality attributes (e.g., essential oil, oleoresin, curcumin content), and resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Data from multi-location trials reveal that improved varieties such as Sreekara and IISR Girimunda (black pepper), Appangala 2 and IISR Vijetha (cardamom), IISR Vajra (ginger), IISR Pragati and Prathibha (turmeric), Viswashree and Keralashree (nutmeg), and Navashree and Nithyashree (cinnamon) consistently outperform traditional cultivars in productivity, metabolite content, and resilience.	106	list	0.820	https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IndHort/article/view/170287	This study evaluates the performance of ICAR-IISR released spice varieties, focusing on key crops such as black pepper, cardamom, ginger, turmeric, nutmeg, and cinnamon.

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Sample rows from An appraisal of ICAR-IISR released varieties in spices | Indian Horticulture - Question and Answer Dataset
question	answer	context	answer_start	question_type	knowledge_quality_score	source_document	source_quote	source_location	confidence	validation_status
What breeding strategies are employed in evaluating the spice varieties?	clonal and germplasm selection, hybridization, mutation breeding, and biotechnological tools	This study evaluates the performance of ICAR-IISR released spice varieties, focusing on key crops such as black pepper, cardamom, ginger, turmeric, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Employing a range of conventional and modern breeding strategies, including clonal and germplasm selection, hybridization, mutation breeding, and biotechnological tools, the research examines yield, quality attributes (e.g., essential oil, oleoresin, curcumin content), and resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Data from multi-location trials reveal that improved varieties such as Sreekara and IISR Girimunda (black pepper), Appangala 2 and IISR Vijetha (cardamom), IISR Vajra (ginger), IISR Pragati and Prathibha (turmeric), Viswashree and Keralashree (nutmeg), and Navashree and Nithyashree (cinnamon) consistently outperform traditional cultivars in productivity, metabolite content, and resilience.	246	list	0.820	https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IndHort/article/view/170287	Employing a range of conventional and modern breeding strategies, including clonal and germplasm selection, hybridization, mutation breeding, and biotechnological tools, the research examines yield, quality attributes (e.g., essential oil, oleoresin, curcumin content), and resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses.	p[0]	0.700	valid
What quality attributes are examined in the spice varieties study?	essential oil, oleoresin, curcumin content	This study evaluates the performance of ICAR-IISR released spice varieties, focusing on key crops such as black pepper, cardamom, ginger, turmeric, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Employing a range of conventional and modern breeding strategies, including clonal and germplasm selection, hybridization, mutation breeding, and biotechnological tools, the research examines yield, quality attributes (e.g., essential oil, oleoresin, curcumin content), and resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Data from multi-location trials reveal that improved varieties such as Sreekara and IISR Girimunda (black pepper), Appangala 2 and IISR Vijetha (cardamom), IISR Vajra (ginger), IISR Pragati and Prathibha (turmeric), Viswashree and Keralashree (nutmeg), and Navashree and Nithyashree (cinnamon) consistently outperform traditional cultivars in productivity, metabolite content, and resilience.	395	list	0.820	https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IndHort/article/view/170287	Employing a range of conventional and modern breeding strategies, including clonal and germplasm selection, hybridization, mutation breeding, and biotechnological tools, the research examines yield, quality attributes (e.g., essential oil, oleoresin, curcumin content), and resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses.
Which crops are the focus of the ICAR-IISR released spice varieties study?	black pepper, cardamom, ginger, turmeric, nutmeg, and cinnamon	This study evaluates the performance of ICAR-IISR released spice varieties, focusing on key crops such as black pepper, cardamom, ginger, turmeric, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Employing a range of conventional and modern breeding strategies, including clonal and germplasm selection, hybridization, mutation breeding, and biotechnological tools, the research examines yield, quality attributes (e.g., essential oil, oleoresin, curcumin content), and resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Data from multi-location trials reveal that improved varieties such as Sreekara and IISR Girimunda (black pepper), Appangala 2 and IISR Vijetha (cardamom), IISR Vajra (ginger), IISR Pragati and Prathibha (turmeric), Viswashree and Keralashree (nutmeg), and Navashree and Nithyashree (cinnamon) consistently outperform traditional cultivars in productivity, metabolite content, and resilience.	106	list	0.820	https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IndHort/article/view/170287	This study evaluates the performance of ICAR-IISR released spice varieties, focusing on key crops such as black pepper, cardamom, ginger, turmeric, nutmeg, and cinnamon.

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An appraisal of ICAR-IISR released varieties in spices | Indian Horticulture - Question and Answer Dataset

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Evaluation of ICAR-IISR released spice varieties

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