Web of protection

By devouring pests, spiders prove to be particularly useful to crops

Deep-rooted gains

Intercropping soybean with sugar cane not only is more profitable but also benefits the latter crop

Super rice

Drying device

Genesis

Over thirty years of continuous research later, scientists report the outcome of a hybrid wheat, which is billed to substitute the available …

Dyeing drylands

Two-in-one

Sunshine tomatoes

Bamboo boom

The cultivation of the grass is now less cumbersome

Rice bowls shall brim

A new and healthier version of rice promises to produce and provide more for Asia's teeming millions

Return of the blight?

A new aggressive strain ofpotato blight has started spreading in Europe and threatens crops across the world

Novel varieties

The first hybrid rice variety developed in India has taken farmers by storm

Virus mystery

It is difficult to predict the behaviour of genetically engineered crops to resist viruses

Grafting ziziphus

Safe and profitable

Smart crops

Genetically engineered crops would bloom and produce pesticides for self defence only

Thriving on bad air

The growth of plants could be seriously changed if they are exposed to high levels of carbon dioxide

Clone forests

Newly developed clones of eucalyptus may help increase forest areas in Kerala

Soiled future

At a time when agricultural topsoil continues to be eroded, researchers make efforts to put an end to the crisis

Neem "green"

The menace of pesticide-resistant varieties can be effectively managed with the help of neem-based pesticides

Grain gains

Rice and easy

Herbicide resistance

Clothing the drylands

A pod protecting seeds may be all it takes to make deserts green

Cloning trees