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The Indian Agricultural Research Institute has introduced several cereal and vegetable crops that are nutritionally rich in vitamins and minerals. What is this kind of breeding called ? Write the main objectives with which such breeding programme is carried.

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

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This type of breeding is called Biofortification

Objective: Improving 

(i) Protein content and quality

(ii) Oil content and quality

(iii) Micronutrient and mineral content

(iv) Vitamin content

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