HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY
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Question
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Rice is the common diet in many developing countries, but is low in nutritional value. Which one of these biotechnologies could be the best option in creating a more nutritional rice?
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selective breeding of current rice plants
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cloning of current rice plants
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using a nitrogen rich fertilizer
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genetic modification of current rice plants
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Conclusion: -Carotene derived from Golden Rice is effectively converted to vitamin A in humans.
Detailed explanation-2: -"Golden Rice” is a variety of rice engineered to produce beta-carotene (pro-vitamin A) to help combat vitamin A deficiency, and it has been predicted that its contribution to alleviating vitamin A deficiency would be substantially improved through even higher beta-carotene content.
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