BHUBANESWAR: Two new rice varieties - Swarna Sub-1 and IR.64 Sub-1 - developed by International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Philippines, combining high-yield potential with high degree of tolerance to submergence, have proved as a boon for flood-prone area farmers of South Asia, including Orissa.
Technology Partners: MimirTech
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/new-rice-varieties-defy-floods
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/new-indian-express-bhubaneswar
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agricultural-research
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/organic-farming
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rice
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gm-crops
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/research-agencies
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/philippines
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/orissa
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bhubaneswar
