Strategies For Enhancement In Food Production Question 48

Question: The plant whose seeds yield safflower and the petals an orange dye is [MP PMT 1998]

Options:

A) Calendula officinalis

B) Helianthus annus

C) Rauwolfia serpentina

D) Carthamus tinctorius

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

The safflower oil from seeds and yellow orange dye from petals is obtained from the plant Carthamus tinctorius (kusum) belongs to family compositae.