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Rice
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Wheat
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Oil seed
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Finger Millet
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Detailed explanation-1: -Scientists from Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), Pune, an autonomous institute under the Department of Science & Technology have developed a biofortified durum wheat variety MACS 4028, which shows high protein content.
Detailed explanation-2: -Atlas 66 is the biofortified wheat variety rich in proteins. These have been used in plant breeding to improve the cultivated wheat varieties.
Detailed explanation-3: -Biofortified wheat varieties DBW-303, DBW-327 and DBW-332, developed by the scientists of ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research (ICAR-IIWBR), Karnal, are in demand among farmers and seed growers of the region.
Detailed explanation-4: -A wheat variety, Atlas 66, which has been used as a donor for improving cultivated wheat is rich in .
Detailed explanation-5: -Atlas 66 is a Biofortified hybrid wheat variety with high protein content. The objective of biofortification is to develop micronutrient dense staple crops to achieve provitamins A, iron and zinc concentrations that can have a measurable impact on nutritional status.