Friday, 16 January 2026
New releases aim to boost yields, heat resilience and chip-processing quality, strengthening farmer–industry linkages The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has notified four new potato varieties developed by the…
Coromandel International signs an MoU with IIT Madras to establish a Corporate Research Centre focused on agri innoviation, sustainability, and technology collaboration. Coromandel International Limited, one of India’s leading agri-solutions…
$6M investment in a 1200 MT facility, featuring a Microalgae Biorefinery and RAS Skill Center SmartGreen Aquaculture (SGA), a pioneering startup based in Hyderabad, has successfully opened India’s first inland,…
Authored by Kazuki Saito, Virender Kumar, Jerico Bigornia, and Iris Bugayong, the article highlights how Japan’s iron-coated rice seed technology is being tested by IRRI and partners to improve crop…
In an exclusive AgroSpectrum interview, Haiyang Liu and Motoki Tominaga of Waseda University unpack their breakthrough discovery that myosin XI-1, a cytoskeletal motor protein, unexpectedly modulates intracellular Na⁺ homeostasis and…
Researchers Haiyang Liu and Motoki Tominaga of Waseda University, Japan, have discovered that the motor protein myosin XI-1 plays a critical role in helping plants survive high-salinity conditions. Their study…
New research is reshaping what growers can expect from one of the world’s most valuable cut flowers. Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.)—a top-10 global floriculture crop—shows remarkable gains in yield, quality,…
Global agritech major Corteva Agriscience is embarking on a long-term strategy to introduce hybrid wheat tailored specifically for Indian conditions, with commercial seeds expected within the next 10 to 15…
Breakthrough study identifies varieties and key genes to halt sprouting before harvest in groundnut due to unseasonal rains. Unpredictable rains pose a serious threat to groundnut farmers, with pre-harvest sprouting…
Trial results showed a 12 per cent increase in grain yield compared to farmers’ traditional practices. String Bio, a technology company building sustainable, low-carbon solutions for global agriculture, has successfully…
In a significant stride for Indian horticultural science, the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) has released Kaveri Vaaman, a first-of-its-kind dwarf banana variety engineered to withstand lodging and shorten the…
India’s rice sector is entering a pivotal phase of modernisation as 31 high-performing IRRI–NARES-developed varieties—formally released and notified in the Gazette of India in 2024—move into large-scale cultivation nationwide. The…
Scientists of the ICAR–Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) have discovered a new species of deep-sea squid from the Arabian Sea—only the second confirmed species of the globally rare genus…
The variety’s combination of high yield, high market acceptance & desirable rhizome traits translates into improved returns per hectare for farmers as the crop matures in 9 months, fitting seamlessly…
