Government scientists seem to have found an alternative to the questionable genetically modified crops (GM) with the launch of two varieties edited by the genome of the rice-liner clamp and export.
The main difference between the genomically edited and GM crops is that the first includes the modification of the plant’s own genes, while GM crops include inserting genes from external sources.
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The initiation of these varieties modified by the genome is monitored by the Supreme Court, which directs the government to formulate the national policy of genetically modified crops-free research, cultivation, trade and trade-first public consultation. This is currently in full swing and has to be completed.
According to the Minister of Agriculture Shivraj Singh Chouhan, these are the first ever rice varieties edited in the world. They are expected to bring 20-30% more than conventional seeds of rice and mature 20 days earlier, leading to significant water savings.
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In addition to climate resistant, it is also assumed that these varieties will reduce greenhouse gas emissions (methane) by 20%, Chouhan said.
This technology has the potential to be replicated in other crops also for higher yields, climate resistance and improved quality.
“This is just the beginning. The government actively develops several other varieties of seeds edited for other crops,” added Chouhan, and at the same time announced two varieties in ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research) -IARI (Indian Agricultural Research) in Nový Dilli.
As part of the budget of 2023-24, the government assigned the government £500 crore to edit the genome of agricultural crop. Currently, research programs about genome editing have been launched in more than thirty crops and including oilseeds, impulses, wheat, corn, tomatoes, mustard, bananas, soybeans, sunflowers and Sesam.
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Work on mustard seeds are in advanced stage.
“Increasing food demand, global climate change and increasing biotic and abiotic stress require the development of high yields, resistant resistant to climate and varieties of nutrition -rich crop. Director).
ICAR began research by editing genome in rice in 2018. Two popular varieties, samba Mahsuri (BPT5204) and MTU1010 (Cotmondora Sannal) grown across Indian countries in more than nine million hectares were selected for genome editing.
The new DRR Dhan 100 (Kamala) variety, a highly profitable Samba Mahsuri variety, recorded an average yield of 5.37 tonnes per hectare compared to 4.5 tons per hectare of its mother variety. It has a yield potential of approximately 9 tons per hectare and matures in 130 days (15-20 days earlier than Samba Mahsuri).
Similarly, another variety of “pusa dst rice 1” genome has an average yield of 3.5 tonnes per hectare more than rice variety.
This variety was developed for Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puduchherry, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
According to ICAR, the cultivation of these varieties in approximately 5 million hectares of the recommended area will produce 4.5 million tons of other unpeeled, reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 32,000 and save 7,500 million cubic meters of cubic water that can be used for other crops.
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