| Super Computer to be used for Agricultural Research Copyright Imas Sitanggang [email protected] http://imas.sitanggang.staff.ipb.ac.id/2011/02/12/super-computer-to-be-used-for-agricultural-resear ch/ Super Computer to be used for Agricultural Research February 11, 2011 edition of ACM TechNews: Super Computer to be Used for Agricultural Research Daily News & Analysis (India) (02/09/11) Arun Jayan The Indian Council of Agricultural Research is building a national agricultural bioinformatics grid with assistance from the Center for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC). The grid is designed to improve agricultural productivity and help address issues such as food security. "Now scientists have to wait for a production cycle to get over to analyze various issues like quality of seed, produce, and weather pattern," says C-DAC's Goldi Misra. However, high-performance computers could be used for such analysis instead, Misra says. The first phase of the project will focus on connecting government agencies with high-speed networks. Agricultural universities and research centers also could be added to the grid to enable researchers to perform complex analytical processes. The grid will provide computational support for high-quality research in agriculture and biotechnology, says Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute researcher Anil Rai. "This will lead to the development of superior varieties [of] seeds, the right fertilizers, and will help various other processes to enhance agricultural productivity on sustainable basis," he says. Full article: http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_super-computer-to-be-used-for-agricultur al-research_1505238 page 1 / 1
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| Super Computer to be used for Agricultural ResearchCopyright Imas Sitanggang [email protected]://imas.sitanggang.staff.ipb.ac.id/2011/02/12/super-computer-to-be-used-for-agricultural-research/
Super Computer to be used for AgriculturalResearch
February 11, 2011 edition of ACM TechNews:
Super Computer to be Used for Agricultural ResearchDaily News & Analysis (India) (02/09/11) Arun Jayan
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research is building a national agriculturalbioinformatics grid with assistance from the Center for Development of AdvancedComputing (C-DAC). The grid is designed to improve agricultural productivity andhelp address issues such as food security. "Now scientists have to wait for aproduction cycle to get over to analyze various issues like quality of seed, produce,and weather pattern," says C-DAC's Goldi Misra. However, high-performancecomputers could be used for such analysis instead, Misra says. The first phase ofthe project will focus on connecting government agencies with high-speednetworks. Agricultural universities and research centers also could be added to thegrid to enable researchers to perform complex analytical processes. The grid willprovide computational support for high-quality research in agriculture andbiotechnology, says Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute researcher AnilRai. "This will lead to the development of superior varieties [of] seeds, the rightfertilizers, and will help various other processes to enhance agricultural productivityon sustainable basis," he says.
Full article: http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_super-computer-to-be-used-for-agricultural-research_1505238
page 1 / 1
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