INQUIRER.net: Salt-tolerant rice bred at IRRI

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Salt-tolerant rice bred at IRRI Apr 16th 2013, 23:19 MANILA, Philippines—Scientists have successfully bred a rice variety that is salt-tolerant, which could enable farmers to reclaim coastal areas rendered useless by sea water, a Philippine-based institute said Tuesday.   Scientists at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) near Manila are in the process of perfecting the salt-tolerant rice before field-testing it widely, the agency said.   "They hope to have the new variety available to farmers to grow within 4-5 years," IRRI said in a statement.   The new variety was bred by crossing an exotic wild rice species found in brackish water with one cultivated at the institute.   The resu... Keep on reading: Salt-tolerant rice bred at IRRI Media files: irri-logo.jpeg (image/jpeg)

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