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Description:
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GE-Pusa DST rice 1 was developed using CRISPR/Cas9. The drought and salt tolerance (dst) gene was edited in rice variety Maruteru 1010 (MTU1010) resulting in higher yields in high salinity and alkaline soils.
Source:
Press release https://www.drishtiias.com/daily-updates/daily-news-analysis/genome-edited-rice-varieties
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Links regarding to this GMO:
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Press release https://www.drishtiias.com/daily-updates/daily-news-analysis/genome-edited-rice-varieties,
ISAAA https://www.isaaa.org/kc/cropbiotechupdate/article/default.asp?ID=21330,
ICAR https://icar.org.in/en/union-agriculture-minister-shri-shivraj-singh-chouhan-announces-two-genome-edited-rice-varieties
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Transformation / Modification technique:
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CRISPR/Cas
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