Climate-resistant seeds expected to be used in 25 percent of paddy area

16-Jul-2024 05:46 PM

New Delhi. The Central Government has set a target to use such seeds in about 25 percent of the total potential production area of ​​paddy in the country during the current Kharif, which is capable of tolerating the adverse weather and climate conditions as much as possible.

According to senior official sources, one of the main reasons for the bumper production of wheat in the country during the last Rabi season was that climate-resistant seeds were cultivated on a large scale.

The Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) says that during the Rabi season of 2023-24, about 75 percent of the wheat production area was sown with seeds that had a high ability to tolerate adverse weather.

As a result, the domestic production of wheat during the current year increased rapidly to an all-time high of about 113 million tonnes. In a program organized to commemorate the 96th Foundation Day of ICAR, the premier institute of Indian agricultural research sector,

the Director General said that irregular and uncontrolled changes are taking place in the weather and climate and therefore, to avoid its adverse effects and ill-effects,

it is necessary to increase the use of such seeds which have the power to withstand it for a longer period of time.

This kind of seed can tolerate drought. It can withstand waterlogging in the fields for a long time and can stand up again despite the plants getting submerged.

In the last Kharif season, such seeds were used in 16 percent of the paddy production area, whereas in the current Kharif season, a target has been set to increase its scope to 25 percent of the area.