Question: Consider the following statements:
(1) Scientists from Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), Pune, have developed a biofortified durum wheat variety MACS 4028.
(2) It is a semi-dwarf variety, which matures in 102 days.
Choose the correct:
(a) Only(1)
(b) Only(2)
(c) Both (1) and (2)
(d) None of the above
Answer:(c)
Related facts:
- Scientists from Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), Pune, have developed a biofortified durum wheat variety MACS 4028.
- The wheat variety developed by the ARI scientists group on Wheat improvement.
- ARI is an autonomous institute under the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India.
MACS 4028:
- Development of MACS 4028 was published in the Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding.
- The wheat variety has shown high protein content of about 14.7%, better nutritional quality having zinc 40.3 ppm, and iron content of 40.3ppm and 46.1ppm respectively, good milling quality and overall acceptability.
- It is a semi-dwarf variety, which matures in 102 days and has shown the superior and stable yielding ability of 19.3 quintals per hectare.
- It is resistant to stem rust, leaf rust, foliar aphids, root aphids, and brown wheat mite.
Links:
https://indiacsr.in/scientists-of-ari-pune-develop-biofortified-high-protein-wheat-variety/