New Study to Help Develop Salt-Tolerant Plants

New Study to Help Develop Salt-Tolerant Plants

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Efforts to make use of mangrove plants to meet the increasing need for food production in the wake of a growing world population could get a major boost with a team of Indian researchers reporting a reference-grade genome of a highly salt-tolerant mangrove species called Avicennia marina. It grows optimally in 75% seawater and can tolerate even 250% seawater.
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Climate Vulnerability Maps Developed for Himalayan States

Climate Vulnerability Maps Developed for Himalayan States

Indian scientists have developed a common framework for the assessment of climate change vulnerability in all the states in the Himalayan region

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Apple Line Goes Topsy-Turvy in The Himalayas

Apple Line Goes Topsy-Turvy in The Himalayas

The apple line, which refers to the traditional apple growing areas in the Indian Himalayan Region, has been shifting to higher altitudes as temperature rises

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Genetic Profile of Mithun Reveals Unique Traits

Genetic Profile of Mithun Reveals Unique Traits

The study has confirmed that Indian Mithun is different from the other cattle found in the Northeastern hill region. Though there are similarities with the gaur bull as they share a common ancestry, it is established that Mithun did not originate from crossing gaur bulls with indigenous cattle.

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Squirrels Are Using Plastic to Build Their Nests

Squirrels Are Using Plastic to Build Their Nests

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Plastics have invaded our environment like never before. Now scientists have discovered that squirrels in urban areas are using plastic waste as a building material for their nests.
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Faced With Climate Change, Nagaland to Revive Traditional Rice Varieties

Rising temperature, erratic rainfall, and occurrence of moderate drought are beginning to impact food production in Nagaland. In order to meet the challenge of climate change, the state is now turning to its forgotten resource

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