Icrisat develops crops resistant to drought
Submitted by daya on Sat, 2011-05-21 14:38
The International Crop Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics has released 735 highly-nutritious and drought-tolerant crop varieties developed using germplasm and breeding materials in 78 countries, including Andhra Pradesh in India, significantly contributing to increased income and better nutrition of resource-poor people in the dry land tropics.
In Anantapur, where over 50 per cent of farm
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21/05/2011