With reference to the Genetically Modified mustard (GM mustard) developed in India, consider the following statements:<br/>1. GM mustard has the genes of a soil bacterium that give the plant the property of pest-resistance to a wide variety of pests.<br/>2. GM mustard has the genes that allow the plant cross-pollination and hybridization.<br/>3. GM mustard has been developed jointly by the IARI and Punjab Agricultural University.<br/><br/>Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Incorrect. India’s GM mustard (DMH-11) is not a Bt pest-resistant crop. It uses the barnase, barstar and bar genes for hybrid seed production and herbicide tolerance, not broad-spectrum pest resistance.

2. Correct. GM mustard was developed using a barnase-barstar system that enables cross-pollination/hybridization by creating male sterility and restoring fertility in hybrids.

3. Incorrect. GM mustard was developed mainly by the Centre for Genetic Manipulation of Crop Plants, University of Delhi; it was not jointly developed by IARI and Punjab Agricultural University.

Therefore, only statement 2 is correct.