Rice Research Station,
Moncombu, is a research Station under the Special Zone of Problem Areas of
Kerala Agricultural University
Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) is a State university (India), state university for agricultural education, recognised as a State Agricultural University by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). It is situated in Vellanikkara ...
at
Moncombu in
Alappuzha
Alappuzha (, आलप्पुळ) or Alleppey is a municipality and town on the Laccadive Sea in the southern Indian state of Kerala. It is the district headquarters of the district, and is located about north of the state capital Thiruvana ...
district of
Kerala
Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...
, India.
In 2013, The Centre for Rice Germplasm of this Rice Research Station, has developed new rice varieties with reduced harvesting cycle and increased pest and disease resistance to fight climate change.
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Agricultural research stations in Kerala
Rice research institutes
Rice in India
Education in Alappuzha district
Year of establishment missing
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