New rainfed rice grows in drier areas, resists blast

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Submitted by lalit on Wed, 2017-08-30 15:14

Scientists have developed a hardy new hybrid rice that is rainfed, needs no irrigation, grows fast and does well in drier, maize-growing areas.

thesaurus: 
Agriculture
Rice
Food Crops
Kenya
Agricultural Research
Scientists
Irrigation
Africa
Main Topic: 
Agriculture
Name of the Newspaper: 
Star (Kenya)
Mark Content Private(Internal): 
Clipping Type: 
DNB
External URL: 
https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2017/08/29/new-rainfed-rice-grows-in-drier-areas-resists-blast_c1624886
Publication Date: 
30/08/2017