Farmers in flood-prone areas has a reason to be glad, and it’s the release of the first submergence-tolerant rice in the country.
Called Submarino 1, NSIC Rc194 is IR64 infused with submergence tolerance gene (Sub 1), which the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the University Of California-Davis discovered from Indian rice variety FR13A. It was released on July 7 during the 27th Council Secretariat Meeting of the National Seed Industry Council.
“Submarino 1 is a non-genetically engineered rice plant that can survive, grow, and develop even after 10 days of complete submergence at vegetative stage,” says Dr. Nenita V. Desamero, PhilRice plant breeder and team leader of the on farm testing of submergence rice.
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