Q.
Which of the following is not an objective of biofortification in crops?
A.
Improve protein content
B.
Improve resistance to diseases
C.
Improve vitamin content
D.
Improve micronutrient and mineral content
NEET 2021
Ans: B.
Improve resistance to diseases is not an objective of biofortification in crops.
Explanation:
-More than 840 million people in the world do not have adequate food to meet their daily food and nutritional requirements. They suffer from hidden hunger.
-Biofortification : Breeding crops with higher levels of vitamins and minerals. or higher protein and healthier fats -- it is the most practical means to improved public hearth.
-Biofortification is done with the objectives of improving
- 1. Proteins content and quality
- 2. Oil content and quality
- 3, Vitamin content and
- 4. Micronutrient and mineral content
- Wheat vanety. Atlas 66 having a high protein content, has been used as a donor for improving cultivated wheat.
- IARI (Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi) has developed/released several vegetable crops that are rich in vitamins and minerals and proteins.
e.g-
- Vitamin A enriched carrots, spinach, pumpkin.
- vitamin C enriched bitter gourd, bathua, mustard, tomato.
- Iron and calcium enriched spinach and bathua and
- protein enriched beans (Broad, lablab and french) and garden peas.
