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Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production
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Expand SCP and PEG. What are their uses ?

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SCP—Single Cell Protein. SCP is rich in high quality proteins which make them useful as human food.

PEG—Polyethylene glycol. PEG is used as a fusogen in somatic cell hybridization that aids the fusion ofprotoplast of two cells.

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