In bio fortification technique plant
breeders use breeding to overcome
A. Loss due to insect pests
B. Decrease in food production
C. Deficiencies of micronutrients
and vitamins
D. Loss due to plant diseases
Answers
Ans. C
Sol. In bio fortification technique plant
breeders use breeding to overcome
Deficiencies of micronutrients and
vitamins. Plants are the source of
many essential minerals nutrients.
These mineral elements are vital for
human beings for their survival and
the continuity of life. Some plants
are rich for some mineral and have
deficiency to the other. No plant
alone that contain all mineral
elements in efficiently for human
beings from in this planet. Breeding
strategies through use of bio-
fortification is the best option to
improve the quality of the cultivated
plants. In this review, fortification
means the addition of the desired
minerals to food stuffs like iodine in
salts, iron in flour, fluorine in
toothpaste and zinc in flours.
answer is C i think it is correct