An agricultural research institute in India has developed hybrid varieties of pigeon pea (arhar), which promise to significantly raise output and cut import dependence for the produce.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/two-new-arhar-hybrids-chosen-wider-cultivation
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sanjeeb-mukherjee
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-standard-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/indian-agricultural-research-institute-iari
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hyderabad-t
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/crops
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundnut