Environmentally sound
Waterproof rice might also prove useful in places such as the USA that don't suffer from regular flash floods.
The rice's developers hope it could be used to reduce the need for herbicides. By deliberately flooding a field a farmer could kill off weeds without having to use cocktails of harmful chemicals.
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Some farmers in the USA use large quantities of herbicides and pesticides.
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