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- Scientists at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, in collaboration with several other research institutions, have identified about 15,000 selected germplasms of rice and wheat.
- These are identified for developing varieties that are tolerant to floods, droughts, heatwaves, and diseases to mitigate the adverse impact of climate change on food production.
- Agricultural scientists have sourced rice and wheat genetic resources from a gene bank run by the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR) in Delhi.
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