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Farmers in Asia welcome the new water-proof Scuba rice variety
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Our Bureau, Mumbai
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"Scuba rice" which can survive for more than two weeks of complete submergence under water can now be planted by farmers to improve rice yields on flood-prone land in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh where the variety Swarna-Sub1 has been officially approved and other states are expected to follow soon.
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