Aims: This study evaluated 123 rice germplasm lines to assess genetic diversity for major biometric and grain iron and grain zinc contents and identify superior donor genotypes for biofortification breeding programmes. Study Design: completely randomized design. Place and Duratio...
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Aims: To standardize crop spacing and irrigation requirements under different mulching situation for better yield and water productivity. Study Design: The experiment was designed in RBD with two replications. Place and Duration of Study: The experiment was conducted at Agronomi...
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Ethyl methane sulphonate (EMS) is a potent chemical mutagen widely used to induce genetic variability in crops, including rice (Oryza sativa L.). The objective of this research was to evaluate the combined effects of water pre-soaking, EMS concentration, and exposure duration on...
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Rice cultivation in rainfed lowland regions faces mounting challenges due to climate-driven flooding stress, which severely threatens crop productivity. Farmers in flood-prone areas are often reluctant to adopt improved rice varieties due to their limited tolerance to submergence...
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Salinity is a major abiotic stress limiting global rice production and threatening food security, as salinized lands continue to expand. Conventional breeding has improved salt tolerance in rice, but improvement is constrained by the complex, multigenic nature of the trait. CRISP...
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