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Article: GOVERNMENT APPROVES CREATION OF "NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ABIOTIC STRESS MANAGEMENT"
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- The Hindustan Times
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- January 29, 2009
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New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- (ANI): The Union Cabinet has agreed to establish "National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management" at Malegaon (Baramati) in Maharashtra, which will cost the government Rs. 73.50 crores in the 11th plan.
The need for the institute is highly apparent since abiotic stresses like drought, temperature extremes, flood, salinity, mineral toxicity and nutritive deficiency are affecting Indian crops to a large extent.
The Aboitic stresses are threatening agricultural produce worldwide and is all the more severe in a tropical country like India which has wrong implications in maintaining national food ...