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.