Tag: Rice
In a first, govt notifies regulatory standards for basmati rice
The regulatory standards also specify various identity and quality parameters for basmati rice such as average size of grains and their elongation ratio after cooking
Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurates National Genome Editing & Training Centre at...
The Centre will empower young researchers by providing them with training and guidance about its know-how and application in crops
Fermenta Biotech commissions fortified rice kernel manufacturing facility in Tirupati
Product to be manufactured in accordance with FSSAI guidelines for rice fortification
Madhya Pradesh govt launches the rice fortification pilot program
Accelerates its commitment to food fortification as a strategy to reduce anaemia and micronutrient deficiencies in the state. Fortified rice to be provided at Rs. 1 per kg to beneficiaries........................
Scientists identify genes to improve fertilizer nitrogen use efficiency in rice
After analyzing over 16,600 genes, scientists have systematically shortlisted 62 candidate genes and then further narrowed them down to “06 high priority target genes” for their potential to improve NUE in rice.........................
A new technique to boost rice production
In a new study, a team consisting of researchers from the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) and Indian Institute of Rice Research (IIRR) has now come out with a new technique that is based on bulked-seed where more than 200 seeds can be analyzed at one go........................
Export of essential agri commodities increases by 43.4% during April-September, 2020
Major commodity groups that have recorded positive export growth during April-Sept, 2020-21 vis-à-vis April-Sept, 2019-20 are Groundnut (35%), Refined Sugar (104%), wheat (206%), Basmati Rice (13%) and Non-Basmati Rice (105%).............
Excess white rice intake linked to new onset of Type 2...
Data from the large multinational Prospective, Urban Rural Epidemiological Study (PURE study) just published online in the American Journal Diabetes Care, confirms an association between excess white rice intake with incident (new onset) type 2 diabetes........................
New research findings by Indian scientists might improve rice productivity
In a new study, researchers from the leading institutes in India have identified a region in the genome of rice, which seems to have the potential for improving productivity.........................
Alternative dwarfing genes in wheat can eliminate rice crop residue burning
Scientists at Pune based Agharkar Research Institute (ARI) have mapped two alternative dwarfing genes Rht14 and Rht18 in wheat. The improved wheat lines will help reducing stubble burning incidences under the rice-wheat cropping system..................