The difference between the traditional and the other varieties was infinite, he said. The traditional varieties were not only tasty but also contained medicinal properties, he added.
Mr. Nammalwar contended that the dependence on the chemical fertilizers had resulted in the microbial population getting reduced. The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University had found that the traditional varieties had better protein content than the other varieties. For the traditional varieties, there was no necessity to sink deep borewells and this ultimately reduced power consumption also, he pointed out.
The Hindu : NATIONAL / TAMIL NADU : Traditional varieties can tolerate drought: scientist
Please note that there is a sentence in this reprot which says that agriculture is "location-specific."
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