We need to challenge the field trials at every location

Maize is definitely going to be the biggest threat, There is a great surge in the area under maize cultivation in the last one decade.Indian corn production has increased from 4 million metric tonnes in 1960 to 21 million metric tonnes in 2010. Area has increased from 4.4 million hectares in 1960 to 8.5 million [...]

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Drought hits maize-growing farmers

Abhay Singh, TNN, Aug 15, 2010, 02.51am IST PATNA: Due to drought this year, the country might not be able to tap maize from the state’s three districts — Begusarai, Khagaria, and five blocks of northern Bhagalpur — whose maize yields are considered among the bests in the country. While maize has 108 industrial uses, including in the [...]

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