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

The crops are subjected to the gamma rays in a closed area. The rays then cause mutations in the crops and only the crop with desired and useful mutations are used for further growth. Also, the humans are not in direct contact with the rays.

Hence, gamma rays used for crop improvement programmes are not harmful for health


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