{"id":114436,"date":"2021-06-24T11:10:08","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T05:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=114436"},"modified":"2021-07-01T11:22:58","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T05:52:58","slug":"worlds-first-gm-rubber-sapling-planted-in-assam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/worlds-first-gm-rubber-sapling-planted-in-assam\/","title":{"rendered":"World\u2019s first GM rubber sapling planted in Assam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What is the News?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Rubber Board has planted the world\u2019s first genetically\u00a0modified\u00a0(GM) rubber at its\u00a0Sarutari\u00a0research farm in Guwahati, Assam.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">About GM Rubber Crop:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"12\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"139\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">GM Rubber Crop\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">has been developed at the Rubber Research Institute of\u00a0India\u00a0(RRII) in Kerala.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">How was GM Rubber developed?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"12\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"140\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">GM rubber\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">was developed by inserting the\u00a0MnSOD\u00a0(manganese containing superoxide dismutase) gene which was taken from the rubber plant itself.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What was the need of GM Rubber?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"12\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"142\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Natural rubber\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">is a native of warm humid Amazon forests and is not naturally suited for the colder conditions in the Northeast which is one of the largest producers of rubber in India.\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Due to this,\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">the growth of young rubber plants\u00a0remains\u00a0suspended during the winter\u00a0months. This\u00a0leads to progressive drying of the soil.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"12\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"143\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">However,\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">the GM rubber plants are expected to overcome the severe\u00a0cold conditions\u00a0during winter which is a major factor affecting the growth of young rubber\u00a0plants. Hence, this is the reason GM Rubber crop has been developed.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Significance of GM Rubber:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"12\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"144\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Firstly<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, the GM Rubber is the first GM crop developed exclusively for the North-East.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"12\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"145\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Secondly<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, GM Rubber has the ability to protect itself from the adverse effects of severe environmental stresses such as cold, drought among others.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"12\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"146\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Thirdly<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, there are no plant species in India that can breed with natural\u00a0rubber.\u00a0Therefore, there is no risk of genes flowing from GM rubber into any native species, a concern often raised by environmental groups.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Source:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/Home\/MShareArticle?OrgId=GUI8MQU4A.1&amp;imageview=0\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Hindu<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the News?\u00a0 Rubber Board has planted the world\u2019s first genetically\u00a0modified\u00a0(GM) rubber at its\u00a0Sarutari\u00a0research farm in Guwahati, Assam.\u00a0 About GM Rubber Crop:\u00a0 GM Rubber Crop\u00a0has been developed at the Rubber Research Institute of\u00a0India\u00a0(RRII) in Kerala.\u00a0 How was GM Rubber developed?\u00a0 GM rubber\u00a0was developed by inserting the\u00a0MnSOD\u00a0(manganese containing superoxide dismutase) gene which was taken from&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/worlds-first-gm-rubber-sapling-planted-in-assam\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">World\u2019s first GM rubber sapling planted in Assam<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,8043,1566,4182,9],"tags":[218,216,242,229],"class_list":["post-114436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-current-affairs-cat","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","category-public","tag-agriculture","tag-gs-paper-3","tag-science-and-technology","tag-st","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1700534485},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114436","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114436"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114436\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}