India develops 3 lentil varieties previously banned
Q. Ratan, Prateek and Mahateora are the newly developed varieties of: - Published on 25 Jan 16a. Gram
b. Kesari dal
c. Masoor Dal
d. Buffaloes
ANSWER: Kesari dal
India has developed 3 lentil varsities of a particular strain banned 50 years ago amidst concerns of nerve damage and paralysis. Government backed Indian Council of Agricultural Research has developed a lentil known as pulses after India lift the 5 decade ban on the grade. New varieties are perfect for human consumption. Each year, Indians have around 22 MT of lentils to make dal. A fifth of the volume is imported from nations such as Canada, Austria and Myanmar.
- Three new varieties of Kesari dal released for general cultivation are: Ratan, Prateek and Mahateora.
- The botanical name of Kesari dal is Lathyrus sativus. It is also called as grass pea.
- The new varieties developed by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) contain low p-N oxalyl- L-p-diaminopropionic acid (P-ODAP).
