Question

Which of the following is a major advantage of biofortification?

• A. It is applicable for staple crops.
• B. It aims to improve nutritional quality of food.
• C. It produces higher yield in environmental friendly manner.
• D. All of the above.

Answer 1

The correct option is D All of the above.

Biofortification is the method in which the food is added or supplemented with the required nutrients. This process can be used for the production of the staple crops with higher levels of essential nutrients like rice produces beta-carotene and wheat produce zinc. Breeding of conventional crops with improved nutritional quality plants is undertaken to improve the content of proteins, oil, vitamins, minerals, and micronutrients in crops. The plants are produced by breeding to produce a high yield with more nutritional content. This serves as an environmentally friendly technique to overcome the problem of deficiency.

Thus, the correct answer is option D.