India
November 13, 2007
Source:
The Hindu Business
Line via The Meridian
Institute's Food Security and Ag-Biotech News
Author: G. Gurumurthy
Rasi Seeds Private
Ltd. and Tamil Nadu
Agricultural University (TNAU), both in India, have agreed
to work together to develop genetically modified (GM) cassava
plants with resistance to the cassava mosaic virus. The partners
plan to employ an "indigenous" technology that was developed at
Madurai Kamaraj University in India. Their research will be
supported by the Indian Department of Biotechnology (DBT), under
the small business innovation research initiative (SBIRI). The
article reports that cassava is an important crop in India's
southern region, and the mosaic virus is of the major
constraints on the crop. The article can be viewed online at the
link below.
Article:
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2007/11/06/stories/2007110652521300.htm
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