Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
May 4, 2007
Source:
Chennai Online via
CropBiotech Update
Researchers from the
Tamil Nadu Agricultural
University (TNAU) have developed a new variety of rice that
is high-yielding, drought resistant and suitable for rain-fed
areas. This new variety can yield up to 3.7 tons per hectare.
Conventional and molecular
breeding methods following a novel participatory approach were
both used to come up with this variety, said Dr. T S Raveendran,
Director of Center for Plant Breeding and Genetics, TNAU.
Dr. Ravendeen added that a ‘super
hybrid rice’ needs to be developed that is resistant to the
‘rice tungro virus disease’ and new rice cultivars that are
suitable for making ‘idly’, an Indian bread.
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