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The first biotech rice variety in the Philippines, released only recently by the National Seed Industry Council [NSIC] for commercial production, is now being produced in a large scale.


Called NSIC Rc142 or Tubigan 7, the new rice variety is the country’s first product of a mid-level biotech technique called marker-aided selection. It is resistant to the dreaded bacterial leaf blight (BLB) disease, which is serious during the wet season.


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ASIAN RICE BIOTECHNOLOGY NETWORK

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Called NSIC Rc142 or Tubigan 7, the new rice variety is the country’s first product of a mid-level biotech technique called marker-aided selection. It is resistant to the dreaded bacterial leaf blight (BLB) disease, which is serious during the wet season.


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Seed council releases first biotech rice variety in RP

By Sosimo Ma. Pablico | December 24, 2006 - 12:00am

The first biotech rice variety in the Philippines, released only recently by the National Seed Industry Council [NSIC] for commercial production, is now being produced in a large scale. Called NSIC Rc142...

Agriculture