Original Post: ICRISAT Happenings ICRISAT scientist joins in for webinar series during COVID-19 lockdown Genomics-assisted crop breeding technology can help advance crop improvement at an accelerated pace to ensure food security for a growing...
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Original Post: ICRISAT Happenings Scientists, researchers and policymakers endorsed the potential of genomics and other molecular breeding tools and approaches towards food, health, and nutrition security through agriculture. In a recent webinar...
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Original Post: ICRISAT Happenings New study reveals how in some lines male sterility can be reversed to produce hybrids faster and cheaper Researchers have identified how temperature controls male fertility in some lines of pigeonpea and have...
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Original Post: Nature India blog Having achieved an H-index of 100, Rajeev Varshney* explains what the metric means in scientific publishing and why it is a milestone, especially in an agricultural scientist’s life. H-index is an...
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Original Post: Crop Science Society of America Chickpeas are a very important crop and food in India. They are used almost every day in meals and snacks. India is the largest producer, consumer, and importer of chickpeas. And with good reason —...
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