Specialists from the Indian Institute of Agricultural Research have created a new variety of corn that boasts a high content of vitamin A and valuable amino acids.. The culture was obtained by crossing different plant varieties.

Since corn has a very high level of genetic diversity, it makes it possible to grow plants with a wide range of desired traits, scientists say..

Maize is the third most abundant crop in India after wheat and rice, but the maize grown in the country today is low in vitamin A despite being high in amino acids.. In the new variety, the amount of vitamin A is 4.5 times higher than the level of this vitamin in traditional corn varieties.

Separately, it is worth noting the presence in the culture of amino acids - lysine and tryptophan - as well as its high yield.. Agronomists believe that such corn will help fight nutritional deficiencies in the diet of people.

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