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DROUGHT RESISTANT CHICKPEA
India fields technology to boost farmers' crop yieldsBesides mechanisation of farming, technology penetration in Indian agriculture sector is happening at multiple levels: policy interventions...
13 Aug, 2021, 04.18 PM IST
It's time to get over the obsession with tur and rajma & rediscover the versatility of dalsIt's high time we started savouring locally grown pulses like lobia and horse gram.
04 May, 2020, 10.06 AM IST
- India set to launch drought resistant chickpea developed with genomic assisted breeding
“We are very excited to see the outputs of collaboration of ICAR, UAS-R and ICRISAT in the form of improved varieties,” said Dr Peter Carbe...
20 Sep, 2019, 10.49 PM IST
No scientific evidence to prove GM crops harmful: GovernmentThe 12 crops ready for field trials include cotton, rice, castor, wheat, maize, groundnut, potato, sorghum, brinjal, mustard, sugarcane and...
04 Dec, 2014, 04.41 PM IST
- Icrisat identifies climate resilient germplasm to support chickpea breeding
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics has identified 40 germplasm lines of chickpea with resistance to extreme w...
24 Jan, 2014, 04.31 PM IST
- BGI and ICRISAT signs agreement on applied genomics research
The MoU was signed by Dr William D. Dar, Director General of ICRISAT and Dr Gengyun Zhang, Vice President of BGI.
25 Apr, 2012, 12.33 PM IST
Stop worrying about veggie prices: Use biotech to increase crop yield, fight food inflationBiotech can increase crop yield dramatically, and fight food inflation. Farmers are ready for reform, research is peaking. Now, govt has to...
12 Sep, 2011, 10.05 AM IST