Can gamma rays used for crop improvement programmes prove to be harmful to health? Discuss.
Can gamma rays used for crop improvement programmes prove to be harmful to health? Discuss.

Solution: If gamma rays aren’t directly exposed to humans, they can’t be hazardous to their health. Only the crop varieties are mutated as a result. Since humans are not in direct contact with the rays.

Moong varieties that are resistant to yellow mosaic virus and powdery mildew have been developed using this strategy. This is strong proof that using Gamma rays for crop enhancement is safe. The rays then cause mutations in the crops and only the crop with desired and useful mutations are used for further growth.