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Kolkata scientists envision paddy on the shore

Kolkata - In what could be a precursor to growing paddy on virgin seashores lining the Indian subcontinent, scientists here have discovered a gene responsible for salt tolerance in mangroves and copied it to produce wonder rice and mustard varieties that can survive unimaginable levels of soil salinity.9:00 AM on July 21