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ZoologyStrategies for Enhancement in Food ProductionPlant BreedingEasy2 minPYQ_2020
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Which of these varieties of wheat is biofortified?

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Biofortification is the process of breeding the crops with higher levels of vitamins and minerals, or higher proteins and healthier fats. Biofortification improves the quality of the crops as well as their protein, vitamin and oil content. In wheat, Atlas 66 has a high protein content, and has been used as a donor for improving cultivated wheat. Kalyansona and Sonalika are high yielding semi-dwarf varieties of wheat. Himgiri is a wheat variety, resistant to plant diseases leaf and stripe rust and hill bunt. It is obtained by hybridization

Stream:NTA_ABHYAS_NEETSubject:ZoologyTopic:Strategies for Enhancement in Food ProductionSubtopic:Plant Breeding
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