India “deeply engaged” in developing 13 GM crops

摘要

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has issued an update on the country’s pursuits in the genetically modified crops space. It reveals that institutes under the Council are “deeply engaged” in the development of 13 GM crops – cotton, papaya, brinjals (aubergines), bananas, chickpeas, pigeonpeas, potatoes, sorghum, brassica vegetables, rice, flax, wheat and sugar cane – with an eye on traits such as biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, yield, and quality improvement.