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CSIR-IHBT
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Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- Inputs & crop science, IndiaCSIR-IHBT faculty to work on producing heat-tolerant wheat varietiesCSIR-IHBT scientist Vijay Gahlaut is studying epigenetic changes that could make wheat more tolerant of heat during grain filling, with findings published in the journal Genomics.
- Inputs & crop science, Himachal PradeshCultivation of heeng in India for the first time; a big transition for cold desertsFarmers in Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul valley have started growing heeng (asafoetida) with agro-technology from CSIR-IHBT, Palampur, in a bid to cut India's imports of the spice.
- Inputs & crop science, Himachal PradeshCSIR-IHBT introduces heeng cultivation in Himalayan regionCSIR-IHBT has begun growing asafoetida (heeng) in Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul valley from seed brought from Iran; India usually spends $100 million on heeng imports.