Genome-edited rice seed Pusa DST Rice 1 expected to reach farmers within a year: IARI Joint Director Viswanathan Chinnusamy

The genome-edited rice seed Pusa DST Rice 1 is expected to reach farmers within a year, pending completion of intellectual property procedures, Viswanathan Chinnusamy, Joint Director (Research, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, has said.

Dr. Chinnuswamy, who led the development of Pusa DST Rice 1, delivered the Sree Visakham Thirunal Endowment Lecture on ‘Genome Editing: India’s Trailblazing Path to the First Edited Rice Variety’ here on Monday. The lecture was organised by the Indian Society for Root Crops (ISRC) and the ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute (ICAR-CTCRI), Sreekariyam.