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Give a few examples of biofortified crops. What benefits do they offer to society?
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Maize hybrid (It has twice the number of amino acids, lysine and tryptophan.)
Atlas 66, a wheat hybrid (It has high protein content.)
Iron-fortified rice (It has iron over five times more than the normal rice) etc are the examples for the biofortified crops.
Benefits:
1. They will have high nutrient quantity.
2. They can be used to control malnutrition and other lifestyle diseases also.