With reference to the Genetically Modified mustard (GM mustard) developed in India, consider the fol

Question

With reference to the Genetically Modified mustard (GM mustard) developed in India, consider the following statements:GM mustard has the genes of a soil bacterium that give the plant the property of pest-resistance to a wide variety of pests.GM mustard has the genes that allow the plant cross-pollination and hybridization.GM mustard has been developed jointly by the IARI and Punjab Agricultural University.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

Statement 1 is not correct and statement 2 is correct: According to the developers, the GM mustard uses a system of genes from soil bacterium that makes the plant better suited to hybridisation than current methods.Statement 3 is not correct: The GM mustard was developed by Delhi University-based Centre for Genetic Manipulation of Crop Plants (CGMCP) under the leadership of Deepak Pental, a former vice-chancellor of the university.