Waterproof Rice
Scientists discover gene to waterproof rice. This is brekingnewsengihsh.com
Scientists have found that gene that would allow that rice to survival longer in rice paddies that are under water.
Plants under the water for longer than in a week receive so little oxygen may die. The scientists hope that the discover will mean the crops will last longer in regions that are regularly flooded.
Rice grows in parts of Asia lose an estimated $1 billion US annually to floods. They hope a new stronger type of rice will reduce the financial damage that cost in typhoon and monsoon seasons.
They also hope they will get bumper harvest. This is good news for the millions of people who suffer from food shortages because of heavy rains. Rice production must increase by 30 percent of the next twenty years. For a billion people to receive this staple diet.
The research is from teams from the University of California and the International Rice Research Institute. Their findings have been published in the science journal, Nature.
Dr. David Nallcon, one of the researchers says that scientists had been trying for 15 years to develop the breed of rice that can live under water. He explained that attempts to breed under water tolerance into commercially profitable rice haled to generate successful varieties. Another team member, Dr. Pamella Ronall, said she hoped that the research will lead to new rice varieties that will mean a better food supply for poor farmers and their families. The discovery is sure to ask to the debate on the need of genetically modified rice.
Scientists have found that gene that would allow that rice to survival longer in rice paddies that are under water.
Plants under the water for longer than in a week receive so little oxygen may die. The scientists hope that the discover will mean the crops will last longer in regions that are regularly flooded.
Rice grows in parts of Asia lose an estimated $1 billion US annually to floods. They hope a new stronger type of rice will reduce the financial damage that cost in typhoon and monsoon seasons.
They also hope they will get bumper harvest. This is good news for the millions of people who suffer from food shortages because of heavy rains. Rice production must increase by 30 percent of the next twenty years. For a billion people to receive this staple diet.
The research is from teams from the University of California and the International Rice Research Institute. Their findings have been published in the science journal, Nature.
Dr. David Nallcon, one of the researchers says that scientists had been trying for 15 years to develop the breed of rice that can live under water. He explained that attempts to breed under water tolerance into commercially profitable rice haled to generate successful varieties. Another team member, Dr. Pamella Ronall, said she hoped that the research will lead to new rice varieties that will mean a better food supply for poor farmers and their families. The discovery is sure to ask to the debate on the need of genetically modified rice.
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