Gene that helps tomato fight viral infection, heat stress identified

Scientists at New Delhi-based National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR) have deciphered critical role of a single gene—SlDEAD35&…

Mobile tester for crop diseases

Michigan State University scientists have developed a portable, effective device for testing plant diseases. Called Gene-Z, it was unveiled at …

Return of the blight?

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

Banana bane

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Hit by pesticides

Cheap pesticides and fungicides have led to the spread of many diseases in the Kashmir valley

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Poor harvest

Punjab farmers are reaping losses

Uprooting pollution

Plants affected by pollution are increasingly being used for indicating pollution levels

From identifying plant pests to picking fruit, AI is reinventing how farmers produce your food

A sophisticated form of artificial intelligence known as deep learning could help make agriculture more efficient and environmentally friendly

How is climate change affecting crop pests and diseases?

The dynamics of crop diseases and pest influx are changing rapidly due to changing climate. Managing them has, therefore, become a huge challenge

Wood does a lot of good

It was the bane of the rubber tree, as the fungus Phytophthora literally ate into its every part. With the discovery of antifungal wood extracts, …

Coconut cousins

DNA analysis shows coconuts have two different origins

Stubborn rust

Scientists decode rust fungus genome that risks world’s crops

Optimistic target

Going bananas

New genetic techniques to introduce disease-resistance and other traits in banana plants

Blight plight

Self defence

Tit for tat

Mighty millet

A new pearl millet variety resistant to downy mildew disease

A moving target

Zimbabwe baobab trees dying due to mysterious disease

This could cause a potential food crisis in the country which is in the throes of drought

The fly that got away

The American serpentine leaf miner that infiltrated into India about two years ago is destroying agricultural crops

Shoot to protect

With the creation of a new variety of rice plant which is resistant to bacterial leaf blight, genetic engineering has once again made one of …

Worms in US apples