Ebrahim Moghisseh, who leads agricultural research programs in AEOI, said on Wednesday that Iran has been using various forms of nuclear irradiation to produce crops that are resistant to drought and have better yield potential compared to varieties used in traditional agricultural techniques.

Moghisseh said two cotton seed varieties developed by the AEOI, which he identified as Fakhr and Jahesh, have shown better performance in the farms where they have been planted in the past year.