Testing, Release and Commercialization of New Cultivars
Breeding of c...
Question
Breeding of crops with high levels of minerals, vitamins and proteins is called as
A
Micropropagation
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B
Somatic hybridisation
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C
Biofortification
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D
Biomagnification
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Solution
The correct option is C Biofortification
With the need for better disease resistant varieties of crop plants, plant breeding techniques are used on a large scale. Such breeding techniques also help in producing an improved quality of food that is rich in minerals, vitamins and proteins thereby improving public health. Such techniques of breeding crops are known as biofortification