Tag: pulse crops
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ICAR genome breakthrough opens door to improved pigeonpea varieties
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has developed India’s first fully annotated telomere-to-telomere (T2T) reference genome of pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L. Millsp.) variety ‘Asha’. Popularly…
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India has contingency plans in place amid 40% rainfall deficit, says Agriculture Commissioner
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): While India is currently facing 40 per cent rainfall deficit, the country has prepared district-level contingency plans to tackle…
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India-US trade deal: US lawmakers urge President Trump to seek lower Indian tariffs on pulse crops in BTA talks
New York/Washington: Two US lawmakers have urged President Donald Trump to push for favourable provisions for pulse crop in any future trade deal with India,…