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&…

Wild tomatoes can help in making commercial varieties disease-free

Indian and Israeli scientists found a way to develop tomatoes resistant to the most common disease, Early Blight

‘Tomato flu’ misleading name for common childhood illness, not public health concern: Experts

This is not the first time the disease has been recorded in India

Tomato price rise: Farmers in Andhra say that is only part of the whole story

All-year demand, the pressures of cultivating tomato off season and changing climate are making life difficult for Chittoor’s farmers

India's biggest tomato district surrenders to cheap Chinese pulp

Farmers of Chittoor and nearby areas in Andhra Pradesh are struggling to get minimum returns from the crop

How scientists contained a deadly tomato pest that travelled across the world

Though tomato is the primary host, Tuta absoluta attacks other vegetable crops as well. If not properly managed, the leaf-miner can cause 100 per …

How Maharashtra’s tomato belt can tackle its viral menace

A plethora of viruses as well as insect vectors and pests pose an emerging threat to the tomato belt of Maharashtra; it is a wake-up call to …

An alien gone native: Nagaland tamarillos a worthy substitute for regular ones

The tree tomato is so popular in Nagaland that the state government got a GI certificate 

You say tomato… why some fruits are forever doomed to be called veggies

When botany and linguistics collide: pumpkins are fruits and there's technically no such thing as a vegetable. But try telling that to a five-year-…

Five points on food inflation and onions

Retail inflation hitting double digit being attributed to high food prices, but is it so?

Climate change fails to find mention in Budget speech

Far from being a reformist budget, Budget 2018 merely touches upon few segments of Indian agriculture and is not likely to bring changes to …

Researchers develop reusable, paper-based lycopene sensors

Lycopene-rich foods may reduce cancer risks

COVID-19 under control, Kerala's robust healthcare system now faces outbreak of tomato flu, other pathogens

Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have ramped up vigil at their borders with Kerala

Nigeria’s tomato crop is suffering its worst pest attack

Government efforts are on to contain the damage

Tomato wholesale prices dipped by 54% this year

With 78 per cent dip, Maharashtra recorded the maximum drop in prices followed by Gujarat and Karnataka

Drought-resistant tomato

The result can be replicated in other crops

Centre approves Operation Green pilot in 8 states

17 clusters have been chosen in 8 states to roll out the pilot of Operation Green, a Central scheme aimed to contain annual price distress …

Modulating pathogen functions control sheath blight disease: study

Millions of tonnes of rice are lost due to this disease every year

`Indian cuisine is rediscovering itself'

Ethnic Indian food is reinventing itself, says Colleen Taylor Sen, considered to be one of the leading historians on Indian and South Asian food. …

Genetically engineered trees can clean up paper industry

With the application of the new technique, residue from trees can also be used in making adhesives, carbon fibers and paint additives

Ground report from Delhi’s wholesale markets: Why vegetable sales have dropped in India this summer

Low supply, soaring prices of staple grains and cooking fuel, heat wave behind low uptake, say experts

African rice genome decoded

The genetic information allows creating varieties more resistant to environmental challenges and having higher yields to fight global food challenge

A tomato a day can keep prostate cancer at bay

Men who eat a wide variety of fruits and vegetables have lower risk of developing the disease, a new research suggests

Rotten tomato for Monsanto

US biotech giant's claim on a natural tomato is its latest patent to be revoked by Europe after soy and wheat

Verifying viral virus truths: Tomatoes, tiranga and TRPs

The media wrongly claimed a correlation between a mysterious alleged new virus that targets tomatoes to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19)