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What is meant by biofortification ?

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Definition of Biofortification:
It improves quality of plants produced through the qualitative characters vary from crop to crop e.g. Protein rich maize variety Protina, Vitamin -A rich goldenn rice variety, iron and calcium-rich Spinach.
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  4. Define emasculation. How is it done?

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  5. Golden Rice

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  6. Define apiary. Name most preferred species of honey bees for apicultur...

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  7. What is Single Cell Protein (SCP)? Write its advantages.

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  8. Write two significances of single cell protein.

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  9. Define artifical insemination. Write down two advantages of it.

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  10. What is biofortification? What are objectives of it?

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  11. What is selection ? Name the two methods of selection.

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  12. Name the disease of silkworm caused by protozoan parasite. Mention the...

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  13. Which part of the plant is best suited for making virus-free plants an...

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  14. What are Cry proteins? Name an organism that produces it. How has man ...

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  15. What is apiculture? How is it important in our lives?

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  16. Why are the plants raised through micropropagation termed somaclones ?...

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  17. What is advantage is inbreeding in cattle? How does continued inbreedi...

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  18. Why does the yeild of both crop and honey increase when the beehives a...

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  19. State the disadvantage of inbreeding among cattle. How it can be overc...

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  20. Define biocontrol. Which fungus is used for the treatment of plant dis...

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