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Saturday, 13 February, 2021, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
Nandita Vijay, Bengaluru
ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research)-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR) has developed a virus-resistant chilli variety. The institute said that it would not release the variant directly in the market but would share it with the Krishi Vignana Kendras (KVKs) across the state and country to check the efficacy of the product.
Based on the results in the location-specific KVKs, the chilli seeds may be released in the market in that particular region.
We have developed a chilli variety resistant to the leaf curl virus, which causes maximum damage to the chilli plants, said Dr K Madhavi Reddy, Principal Scientist, Division of Vegetable Crops, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, at the sidelines of the ongoing National Horticulture Fair-2021 being held in the campus from February 8 to 12. ....

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