According to SBI director Dr. N Vijayan Nair, “We have also started identifying the genes resistant to the red-rot and pests from indigenous sugarcane species, particularly from the wild, in collaboration with the New Delhi-based National Research for Plant Biotechnology (NRPB).”
Se probará la eficacia de las variedades. La identificación de genes autóctonos también ha cobrado impulso, aunque India no tiene variedades transgénicas en este momento.