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Kashmir rice holds clues to an East Asian journey
Researchers found Kashmir’s traditional rice varieties retain cold-tolerance and other locally adapted genes that modern crops have partly lost. Their genetic links are closer to rice from Korea and northeast China, while their traits may help crops face climate stress.
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