Rajasthan’s olive dream

An expensive project to grow imported olive trees is not yielding enough oil, and imposing other costs

Indonesian seaweed farmers sue Thai company over oil spill

The oil spill caused seaweed to die which resulted in huge income losses, claim the farmers

Modified and making trouble

Since its inception, the agro-biotech industry has had a unique selling proposition -- transgenic crops need lesser herbicides/pesticides than …

Alien weed rings alarm bells in the Northeast

Natural vegetation in Assam threatened by Ludwigia Peruviana, an invasive species from Latin America

The real weed

The WHO says it causes cancer and studies link it to many diseases. Countries have been struggling to ban or restrict its use. But a new movement …

Coral breach: A silent, catastrophic invasion has happened in the Gulf of Mannar; here is how

The government plans a seaweed park in Tamil Nadu, ignoring the threat that Kappaphycus, a widely grown invasive seaweed, poses to corals in the …

Study offers clues on ecological gain of weeding out Lantana

Researchers look into effect of removing invasive bush in Madhya Pradesh’s critical tiger conservation site

Contaminating millets

There is disquiet over government scheme to wean traditional millet farmers on chemical inputs

Alien plants growing together threatening tiger habitats: Study

Multiple alien species affected soil nutrients in Kanha Tiger Reserve, put pressure on native forage plants and drove away herbivores

Punjab bats for direct seeding of rice. But will it help farmers?

Lack of migrant labourers in the wake of COVID-19-fuelled reverse migration has prompted state government to abandon traditional transplantation …

No food in forests: Weeds like Mimosa, Siam are taking over Assam’s biodiversity

Mimosa species, at its peak, covered 56% per cent of Bagori range of Kaziranga National Park

No food in forests: DTE’s exclusive coverage on invasive species

An insidious threat has been quietly unfolding in India’s forests — invasive alien plant species have displaced native vegetation, …

Rise of the invaders

Unprecedented rise in the world’s invasive alien species contributes to 60 per cent of extinctions and puts ecosystems at risk

No food in forests: Bears, langurs throng Uttarkahand apple orchards as native vegetation gets taken over by invasives

Locals report numerous changes in food habits of wildlife; increased number of tigers in the state may also have a role

Weed menace

Scientists find fungus to rein in water hyacinth

Weed out the menace

Simple method to biodegrade DDT pesticide

Driving out weeds

A motorised device to uproot weeds

Sunflower relish

Enemies turn friends

The weed Lantana camara is being used to make furniture and can give the economy a boost

Virus to the rescue

A software to manage weed

An open source programme to help farmers

Weeding out belief

Myth that invasive species dominate new habitats debunked

Weevils gobble up weeds

Weeds show potential