Value in the weed: Profit potential of green and leafy bathua

Bathua is in demand for its nutrition and taste. Improved varieties of the weed can make it popular among farmers

Mobile soil nutrient tester

The soil meter will be available in four months; cost: Rs 5,000

CSE’s organic experiment: Challenge starts with procuring right seeds

Local shops and India’s premier research institute failed to provide organic seeds of vegetable

Neem-coated growth

The Union government's decision to produce neem-coated urea will not only improve soil health and agriculture, but also halt its illegal …

Tomato decoded

Gene analysis shows how it got its size and flavour

Bt's soil chemistry

Wheat rusts no more

Potential help

Agromet advisory still in its infancy in India but set to be implemented on a larger scale

Tartaric acid in, aluminium out

Cheaper, eco-friendly method to tackle soil toxicity

Maya of Indian Science

Lies, denial and outright fraud have become the hallmark of Indian agricultural research because there is no accountability

Sewage treatment wetland in making

IARI develops wetlands that treat sewage water for irrigation

GM and the superhero

Who is watching GM crops?

As India gets ready to unleash a vast number of genetically modified (GM) food crops, politicians have joined activists in opposing engineered …

A plant breeder comes into his own

Awards are finally coming to K Vinod Prabhu, 54, a plant breeder, for his work on building resistance in wheat, mustard and rice through the …

Green tribunal orders closure of 34 illegal packaged drinking water units in Noida, Greater Noida

Ban on use of groundwater for construction in the two NCR cities to continue

Saving rice

Rice is at the heart of a fierce strategy debate as the country prepares to launch the second Green Revolution in the eastern states. …

Science under siege

Agricultural science has ossified in India. Despite a vast network of public research institutions and agriculture universities across the country,…