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Scientists track cause of mystery paddy dwarfing in Punjab and Haryana

By Harish Damodaran Anju Agnihotri Chaba

The Indian Express

August 23, 2022

Scientists at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), who had collected samples of plants from farmers’ fields – which showed symptoms of stunting and yellowing — have undertaken their electron microscopy analysis and DNA isolation through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) technique.

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