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A 'new variety of rice was patented by a foreign company though such varieties have been present in India for a long time.This is related to

A

Lerma Rojo

B

Sharbati Sonora

C

Co-667

D

Basmati

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D
In 1997 , an American company got patient rights on Basmati rice through the US Patent and Trademark office . This new variety of Basmati had actually been derived from Indian farmer's varieties . This new variety was produced by crossing Indian Basmati with semi-dwarf varieties .
Lerma Rojo and Sharbati Sonora are high yielding varieties of wheat .Co-667 is a variety of soyabean.
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