{"id":370481,"date":"2026-08-27T15:58:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T10:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=370481"},"modified":"2026-08-27T15:58:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T10:28:39","slug":"genome-edited-rice-varieties-drr-dhan-100-kamala-and-pusa-dst-rice-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/genome-edited-rice-varieties-drr-dhan-100-kamala-and-pusa-dst-rice-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Genome-Edited Rice Varieties &#8211; DRR Dhan 100 Kamala and Pusa DST Rice 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> The government is set to release Pusa Rice DST1 for commercial production in the upcoming rabi season, with transplanting around November.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Genome-Edited Rice Varieties &#8211; DRR Dhan 100 Kamala and Pusa DST Rice 1<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_370488\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-370488\" style=\"width: 521px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-370488\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Source-ICAR.jpg?resize=521%2C259&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Genome-Edited Rice Varieties - DRR Dhan 100 Kamala and Pusa DST Rice 1\" width=\"521\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Source-ICAR.jpg?resize=300%2C149&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Source-ICAR.jpg?resize=1024%2C509&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Source-ICAR.jpg?resize=768%2C382&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Source-ICAR.jpg?w=1054&amp;ssl=1 1054w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-370488\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; ICAR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Developed by:<\/strong> <strong>ICAR<\/strong> \u2013 Indian Agricultural Research Institute (<strong>IARI<\/strong>), New Delhi and the <strong>Indian Rice Research Institute<\/strong> (<strong>IRRI<\/strong>), Hyderabad.<\/li>\n<li>They are <strong>world\u2019s first genome-edited rice varieties<\/strong>, named as \u2013 <strong>DRR Rice 100 (Kamla)<\/strong> and <strong>Pusa DST Rice 1.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Technology used:<\/strong> These new varieties were developed using <strong>genome-editing technology<\/strong> based on <strong>CRISPR-Cas<\/strong>, which makes <strong>precise changes<\/strong> in the organism\u2019s genetic material <strong>without adding foreign DNA<\/strong>.<strong>Technique involved<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About DRR Dhan 100 Kamala<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It was developed by <strong>ICAR-IIRR, Hyderabad<\/strong>, based on <strong>Samba Mahsuri (BPT 5204).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective:<\/strong> Its objective is to <strong>increase the number of grains per panicle <\/strong>(450 to 500 more grains) and it matures <strong>20 days earlier (~130 days).<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The yield is <strong>almost 25% more<\/strong>, which is about <strong>eight tonnes more per hectare<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Due to its <strong>shorter duration<\/strong>, it helps <strong>save water and fertilizers<\/strong> and <strong>reduces methane<\/strong> gas emissions.<\/li>\n<li>Its <strong>stalk is strong<\/strong> and does <strong>not fall<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The rice <strong>quality is similar<\/strong> to the original variety, <strong>Samba Mahsuri<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Pusa DST Rice 1<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It was developed from <strong>MTU1010<\/strong> and is a \u2018<strong>salinity tension tolerant\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>When cultivated under areas that have <strong>national average of salinity<\/strong>, the new variety produced <strong>66% additional yield than MTU1010<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Similarly, in <strong>alkaline conditions<\/strong>, the new variety gave <strong>66% more yield<\/strong> than its original and under \u2018<strong>salinity tension\u2019<\/strong> conditions; the yield of the new variety <strong>was 30.36%.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"yellow-h2-box\">Not a GM Crop<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Current genome technology involves <strong>using living organisms from native crop species <\/strong>(known as <strong>SDN 1 and SDN2 types of genome editing<\/strong>) to enhance productivity and achieve desired results, <strong>rather than incorporating alien organisms<\/strong> or <strong>bacteria<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The two new varieties <strong>incorporate no foreign DNA<\/strong>, so they are <strong>not<\/strong> genetically modified (GM).<\/li>\n<li>Hence, these varieties are <strong>exempt from the biosafety regulations<\/strong> outlined in Rules 7-11 of the <strong>1989 Environment (Protection) Act.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"yellow-h2-box\">Background<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>National Agricultural Science Fund:<\/strong> In 2018, ICAR initiated <strong>genome-editing research<\/strong> to improve <strong>two<\/strong> major rice varieties \u2013 Samba Mahsuri and MTU 1010 \u2013 under the <strong>National Agricultural Science Fund.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>In the <strong>2023-24 budget<\/strong>, the Government of India allocated \u20b9<strong>500 crores<\/strong> for genome editing in agricultural crops.<\/li>\n<li>ICAR has initiated <strong>mega genome editing projects<\/strong> for <strong>horticulture crops, animals, fish, and microbes.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The government is set to release Pusa Rice DST1 for commercial production in the upcoming rabi season, with transplanting around November. About Genome-Edited Rice Varieties &#8211; DRR Dhan 100 Kamala and Pusa DST Rice 1 Developed by: ICAR \u2013 Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi and the Indian Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Hyderabad.&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/genome-edited-rice-varieties-drr-dhan-100-kamala-and-pusa-dst-rice-1\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Genome-Edited Rice Varieties &#8211; DRR Dhan 100 Kamala and Pusa DST Rice 1<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10393,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,3127,1738,12039],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-370481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-economy","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370481","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\/10393"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=370481"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370481\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=370481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=370481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=370481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}