Plant-Open CRISPR-1

Plant-OpenCRISPR-1 (POC1) is the world’s first AI based genome editing platform developed by ICAR-CRRI which was led by Dr. Qutubuddin Ali Molla (other members include Priya Das, Romio Saha, Debasmita Panda, Chandana Ghosh, S P Avinash, Sonali Panda, Mirza Baig). This is an advanced technology which surpasses the limitations and challenges of traditional CRISPR techniques…

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Speed Breeding: From Faster Generations to Better Varieties

Megha M S¹, Akhil S². ¹Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Centre for Plant Breeding and Genetics, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 003, Tamil Nadu, India ²Department of Agricultural Microbiology, B. A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Gujarat- 388110, India Introduction Developing a new crop variety is rarely a quick job. A breeder…

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A Tiny Protein, A Giant Leap: India’s Second Green Revolution

Rewriting the Roots: How a Tiny Protein Flip Could Transform Indian Agriculture India’s agricultural heartland — from the vast wheat fields of Punjab to the sprawling rice paddies of Eastern Uttar Pradesh — may be on the cusp of one of the most consequential shifts in farming since the original Green Revolution of the 1960s…

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