A Japanese research team have applied a method used in human genetic analysis to rice and rapidly discovered four new genes that are potentially significant for agriculture.
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rice
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/genetic-engineering
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-security
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