Salty solutions

Research has now established the benefits of sea water plants

Eating naturally!

Mechanical bullocks

A farm implement that promises to be a boon for small farmers

Handy harvester

Mulberry marvels

Friendly jaws

Creeper crusade

Slowly, but effectively

Sunny chicks

Tit for tat

The wonder plant

A method has been developed to produce brinjal, tomato and capsicum from one plant

Life-saving kit

Killer gene

Gene against germination

Careful picking

Seeds no more

No longer a dream, seedless apples are ready to invade the US markets

Sweet tooth

Like humans, plants, too, have a penchant for sugar

Deadly quick

Fungal enzyme that can make biopesticides efficient

Secret is out

How gibberellins work

Fishing flaws

Experts label current fishing practices as inherently wrong

Fairtrade: Study finds premium label does not always benefit workers on South African wine farms

Most of the 30 farmworkers interviewed were not even aware that the farm they worked on was Fairtrade certified

Promoting agri practices in Punjab for water efficiency, better residue management

New-age machines can help save costs, water & electricity usage as well as combat the problem of stubbles

A golden crop

A transgenic sunflower seed not only comes with monetary gains for the farmer but also carries sundry agronomic benefits

Flower on order

Genetic engineering can soon make plants bloom on cue and change the shape of a plant as required

Serious fun: The Meatrix

A pig for Neo and a bull for Morpheus -- that's The Meatrix, a Flash animation based on the blockbuster sci-fi movie The Matrix. But that is …