TNPSC Thervupettagam

Biofortified high protein wheat variety

March 27 , 2020 1578 days 744 0
  • The scientists of Agharkar Research Institute (Pune), operating under Department of Science and Technology (DST) have developed biofortified high quality wheat.
  • The new variety is MACS 4028
  • The new wheat variety has 14.7% better nutritional quality, 40.3 ppm of iron content and high milling quality.
  • The new variety is semi-dwarf and matures in 102 days.

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