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New crop varieties to cope with climate change on anvil [1]

Bangalore, Oct. 13 The Indian Council of Agricultural Research is working on new crop varieties in rice and potato to cope with climate change. These varieties are not just expected to be flood- or drought-resistant; they are also expected to withstand rising carbon dioxide emissions without suffering metabolic changes.

Publication Date: 
14/10/2009
Business Line (New Delhi) [2]
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Agriculture [3], Agricultural Research [4], Climate Change [5], Indian Council Of Agricultural Research (ICAR) [6], M S Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) [7]
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