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01/27/2021 SOURCE: www.agriculture.com

Iraq intends to buy a month's supply of rice abroad next week

BAGHDAD, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Iraq's trade ministry said on Wednesday it intended to procure rice from international suppliers next week after receiving funds to purchase one month's supply.Iraq's state grains buyer issued an international tender to buy at least 30,000 tonnes of rice, European traders had said earlier.Iraq said on Tuesday it had ended its local purchasing season for 2020-2021 at around 260,000 tonnes, which is sufficient to cover around two months of consumption.(Reporting by Moayad Kenany; Writing by Nadine Awadalla; Editing by Kevin Liffey)

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Bacterial seed endophyte shapes disease resistance in rice

In rice, one endophyte (Sphingomonas melonis) colonizes seeds and produces anthranilic acid, which confers resistance to a bacterial pathogen (Burkholderia plantarii) in the plant.

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Flag leaves could help top off photosynthetic performance in rice

A team from the University of Illinois and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) found that some flag leaves of different varieties of rice transform light and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates better than others, potentially opening new opportunities for breeding higher yielding rice varieties.

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