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Iran says nuclear technology has revolutionized its agriculture (www.presstv.ir)

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Ebrahim Moghisseh, who leads agricultural research programs in AEOI, said on Wednesday that Iran has been using various forms of nuclear irradiation to produce crops that are resistant to drought and have better yield potential compared to varieties used in traditional agricultural techniques.

Moghisseh said two cotton seed varieties developed by the AEOI, which he identified as Fakhr and Jahesh, have shown better performance in the farms where they have been planted in the past year.

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[–] rbn@sopuli.xyz 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Isn't it pretty common to use radiation to cause random mutations in seeds and then test which of the new properties are desirable and which aren't?

As far as I know that has been done already long before stuff like CRISPR came into the game and which allows you to manipulate the genes in a controlled way.