Golden rice is a promising transgenic crop. When released for cultivation, it will help in :

Options

A. Herbicide tolerance
B. Producing a petrol-like fuel from rice
C. Alleviation of vitamin A deficiency
D. Pest resistance

Answer

C

Explanation

Golden rice is a transgenic variety of oryza sativa. It contains good quantity of `beta` carotene which is a principal source of vitamin A. Since the grains of the rice are yellow in colour due to `beta` carotene the rice is commonly called as golden rice.