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Article: New GM rice resistant to bacteria.(Business)
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- Manila Bulletin
- Article date:
- November 21, 2004
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Byline: MELODY M. AGUIBA
A genetically modified (GM) rice that can resist the destructive bacterial leaf blight (BLB) is being developed by the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PRRI) that is seen to cut 60 percent loss from BLB that festers even high-yielding hybrid rice varieties.
Antonio Al Alfonso, PRRI genetic transformation manager, said the BLB-resistant rice may be commercialized in five years and should eliminate yield destruction that affects rice particularly in the wet season.
Characterized by the browning and drying of the leaf from the tip down to the stem, BLB can be resisted by the GM rice when injected with a BLB-resistant ...