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प्रश्न
Biofortification may help in removing hidden hunger. How?
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उत्तर
Biofortification: Biofortification is the scientific process of developing crop plants enriched with high levels of desirable nutrients like vitamins, proteins and minerals. Some examples of crop varieties developed as a result of biofortification are given below:
- Protina, Shakti and Rathna are lysine rich maize hybrids (developed in India).
- Atlas 66, a protein rich wheat variety.
- Iron rich fortified rice variety’.
- Vitamin A enriched carrots, pumpkin and spinach.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
In a hexaploid wheat( 2n = 6 x = 42 ) the haploid (n) and the basic(x) number of chromosomes respectively are ______.
Economically important crop plants with superior quality are raised by ______.
______ is the chemical used for doubling the chromosomes.
Rice normally grows well in alluvial soil, but ______ is a rice variety produced by mutation breeding that grows well in saline soil.
Iron fortified rice variety determines the protein quality of the cultivated plant
Golden rice is a hybrid.
Assertion: Hybrid is superior than either of its parentsReason: Hybrid vigour is lost upon inbreeding.
Assertion: Colchicine reduces the chromosome number.
Reason: It promotes the movement of sister chromatids to the opposite poles.
Semi-dwarf varieties were introduced in rice. This was made possible by the presence of dwarfing gene in rice. Name this dwarfing gene.
Describe mutation breeding with an example.
