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Maharashtra: Scientists Develop New Variety of Wheat Which Provides Increased Yield

Scientists from Agharkar Research Institute (ARI)- an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) have developed a new variety of wheat called 'MACS 6478' which shows a stark growth in the yield. The new variety offers nearly two times more yield than the older "Lok 1" and "HD 2189" varieties for the farmers in Karanjkhop village in Maharashtra. One of the farmers said, “We needed one spark to motivate us and that… read-more

Wed, 14 Oct 2020 - 03:36 PM / by Mahadevan K V

Tags: MACS 6478, Maharashtra, seeds, Wheat, Farmers

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