Reaping a double benefit
Two rice crops annually in semi-arid tropic regions good for soil fertility, claims study
Cotton tangle
Indian Bt cotton varieties show 75 per cent expression of the Bt gene, while elsewhere it is 100 per cent
That's rich!
Sugarcane cultivation and manure production can go hand in hand
Orissa faces acute food insecurity
It is well known that farmers of Orissa are not the 'privileged ones'. What is not known, albeit, is the fact that their plight is all set to …
Desert wine
Grapes grown in Israel's saline region are more aromatic
To kill a mocking pest
With pesticides no longer a viable means of controlling pests in most cases, the search for alternatives like bio-pesticides has proved that …
Askew
As Parliament mulls the Seeds Bill 2004, there is intense opposition to it. It's likely the government will redraft it. sopan joshi and sourav …
Smart crops
Fixing nitrogen
New study may help reduce global dependence on fertilisers
Coconut capital
Toddy tappers in Kerala fought off social stigma and repression only to fight new demons like the government's excise policy
Operation pest guard
Integrated pest management treatments come to the rescue of cotton farmers
Transgenic crops lose ground
How fields of different GM crops are spaced may be crucial to their survival,
Bt Brinjal: NBA may prosecute Mahyco, collaborators
Mahyco claims innocence, alleges violation by Dharwad University
A muddy trail: two landscape architects create a nature trail in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
'Muddy Feet' gives access to a swamp and is meant to promote environmental awareness
Environment minister cornered over bio-piracy of brinjal
National Biodiversity Authority says decision on legal proceedings soon
Science for people
Scientists attending the 101st Science Congress discuss solutions to lift farmers, livestock owners out of poverty
Karnataka High Court stalls link road through eco-sensitive zone
'EIA should be conducted to decide if road can be built or should be scrapped'
Natural cotton gets brown hue
Indian scientists develop a variety of coloured cotton, characterised by stability of lint colour, spinnable fibre quality and a fairly good yield
Monsanto conducted trials of GM maize without approval, reveals RTI reply
Biotech regulatory panel overlooked violation
Bt brinjal biopiracy case: court vacates stay
Karnataka High Court allows biodiversity boards to go ahead with criminal prosecution of seed company Mahyco and others, accused to using local …
'Organic cotton production and consumption should become a mass movement'
Vivek and Juli Cariappa are Krishi Pandit awardees and dedicated organic farmers based in H D Kote taluk in Mysore. They have been practising …