Tag Archives: flood-prone

Thinking beyond the SUB1 gene: Making rice varieties that can survive longer floods and produce higher yields  

A milestone in rice breeding involved the SUB1 gene that enables rice to survive underwater for 14 days.  This gene has been introduced into several mega...

Variety-based climate-smart intervention helps smallholder farmers cope with floods in the lowlands of Odisha

Natural calamities, primarily floods, of varying intensity adversely affect the standing crop leading to poor harvests. Such untoward climatic shocks invariably...

Breeding rice for short- and long-term floods in Vietnam

Scientists are breeding rice varieties with submergence tolerance and stagnant flooding tolerance to help boost Vietnam’s competitive advantage in rice...

Finding flood-prone rice areas in West Africa

Rice, cultivated in the flood plains along the Niger River and its tributaries in Nigeria’s northern states, is regularly inundated by floods. In 2015,...

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