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Agri Genomics

ICAR addresses GM mustard antagonists

ICAR has initiated a network project on All India Coordinated Research Project on Biotech crops which has both research and third-party evaluation components for the targeted traits Dr Himanshu Pathak,…

GM Mustard DMH-11 field trials shows 28-37% more yields than check varieties

DMH-11 has been tested for three years against national check Varuna and zonal check RL1359 in confined field trials at multiple locations in India. According to Dr Jitendra Singh Union…

ICAR – IARI develops Chickpeas variety to enhance productivity in the drought-prone areas

It will enhance productivity in the drought-prone areas of Central Zone consisting of Madhya Pradesh, Bundelkhand Area of UP, Chhattisgarh, Southern Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Gujarat, where terminal drought is a…

PlantArcBio, Rallis India develop high yield drought tolerant corn variety

Both companies are hopeful of obtaining necessary policy support to further advance the technology involved PlantArcBio Ltd, an ag-biotech company specialising in research and development  in the field of gene…

How sound science behind GM Mustard cannot be ignored

The Supreme Court of India has raised a very pertinent observation seeking compelling reasons for the release of GM mustard in its hearing held on Dec 2, 2022. In response,…

“Gene editing and GMO are part and parcel of the best technologies we have for improving crops and feeding the world.”

– Sir Richard John Roberts, British Biochemist and Molecular Biologist & Winner of 1993 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine shared his views on the future of GM crops and…

How Pomegranate Genome Breakthrough Is Ushering New Dawn For Industry & Farmers

By Dr R A Marathe, Director, ICAR-National Research Centre on Pomegranate (NRCP), Solapur, Maharashtra Pomegranate is one of the most remunerative fruit crops of semi-arid tropics and India is the…

Fungus Metarhizium robertsii effectively removes mercury from soil around plant roots: UMD Study

Researchers could clear mercury from both fresh and salt water in 48 hours by mixing in Metarhizium University of Maryland Researchers have found that the fungus Metarhizium robertsii removes mercury…

Can harmful insects turn useful pollinators?

The study offers a new perspective on the evolution of flowering plants An international team of researchers including Florian Etl and Jürg Schönenberger from the University of Vienna, Stefan Dötterl…

ICAR-NRCP Solapur unlock genetic mysteries of Indian pomegranate Bhagawa via complete genome sequencing

 This development will catalyse higher yield, better varieties, higher income for farmers while tremendously boosting the export value for Indian pomegranates in the world market In a path-breaking development for…

China’s Jize city cultivates new Chilli variety

Cultivation on the 650 square metres of land can produce 3000 kgs of the new variety of Chilli China’s city of Jize has come up with a new variety of…

India seeks continued funding of ICRISAT Genebank, ‘Plant Treaty’ issues take centrestage

On 3rd day of the 9th Session of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA), the Ninth Governing Body (GB9) held deliberations on following most…

Madhya Pradesh allots 885 Ha land for NSC’s organic seed farm

The production of seeds in the Ravines of Morena will improve the land and the land will turn fertile. The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar,…

ICRISAT develops high yielding, drought tolerant groundnut variety in India

This groundnut variety will help increase the income of farmers and traders in India and enhance export opportunities for Indian groundnut Groundnut oil considered as good as olive oil was…

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