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August 9, 2006

Flood-resistant rice

Rice is the staple food for more than three billion people

The team from the University of California, Davis, US, and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) based in the Philippines says the gene, called Sub1A-1, will give the plants greater protection against damaging flooding.

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Waterproof rice gene identified

Posted by thdyck on August 9, 2006

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