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Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production
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(i) Give the scientific name of soil bacterium which produces crystal (Cry) proteins.

(ii) How are these proteins useful in agriculture ?

 

Answer

(i) A soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) produces a crystal (cry) protein.

(ii) The genes that encode cry proteins are introduced in the plant genome to make them insect resistance.

 

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