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BRIC-NIPGR Inaugurates SPROUT Facility for Crop Phenotyping
BRIC-National Institute of Plant Genome Research (BRIC-NIPGR), New Delhi, inaugurates the “SpeedSeed Phenotyping and Resource Optimization for Unified Trait Analysis” (SPROUT) facility.
SPROUT Facility:
| Dimension | Key Details |
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| Facility type | It is a season-independent, controlled-environment facility. |
| Core capabilities | It provides for high-throughput phenotyping, precision stress screening, and evaluation of germplasm and breeding populations. |
| Intended application | It provides for accelerating the development and deployment of climate-resilient crop varieties suited to changing environmental stress conditions, supporting India’s food security goals. |