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R&D

ARI discovers tough new species of Muraingrass

Muraingrasses play an important in ecology and economy of the country A new species of Indian Muraingrasses known for their ecological and economic importance, such as fodder, have been spotted…

ICRISAT, ICAR to conduct expert workshop on chickpea diseases

To be held from December 16 to 18, 2020 From December 16 to 18, 2020 the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, RAK College of Agriculture,…

Singapore designs portable device for fast detection of plant stress

Raman leaf-clip sensor, a portable device would allow rapid diagnosis of nutrition deficiency in plants, enabling farmers to maximise crop yield in a sustainable way Researchers from the Disruptive & Sustainable…

Virtual advanced national training programme on sugarcane breeding underway

The training program is being held from December 1 to 21, 2020 The ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, in collaboration with the National Agriculture Development Cooperative Ltd. (NADCL), Baramulla, Jammu &…

ICAR awards Karnataka farmers for growing novel jackfruit variety

The farmer duo bag Rs 5 Lakh cash prize The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi awarded two farmers – S S Paramesha for cultivating the Novel Siddu…

NASA astronauts harvest first radish crop on International Space Station

NASA selected radishes because they are well understood by scientists NASA astronaut Kate Rubins harvested radish plants growing in the Advanced Plant Habitat (APH) aboard the International Space Station. She…

BASF launches Renestra insecticide for Soyabean

New insecticide provides robust dual modes of action for broad-spectrum control   BASF‘s Agricultural Solutions division has introduced Renestra™ insecticide for the 2021 growing season. This new tool provides soybean…

BASF launches new tomato variety with IR against rough tomato virus

The new hybrid combines intermediate resistance with strong market performance For the new season in Mexico, BASF presents a new tomato variety Grape Indeterminado Teenon F1 (ex NUN 06091) with…

ICAR-IIMR, ICRISAT launch Millet Finder database

Additional 500 products to be added and mapped soon Millets have sometimes been hailed as the next quinoa but researchers collating a global database of millet products have found this…

SFA grants first regulatory approval for cultivated meat  

The approval, granted to global food technology company Eat Just, follows years of exploration in the alternative protein space       The Singapore government’s food regulation authority Singapore Food…

DST to develop improved disease-resistant banana plants

Scientists are trying to understand the disease paradigm for developing innovative management strategies An improved understanding of Fusarium, a root pathogen infection in the banana plant may soon help develop strategies to…

Worm-like, soil-swimming robots to record soil properties: Cornell University

The team will develop 1- to 2-foot worm-like robots that emulate how a bore drill into the ground, combined with a peristaltic motion that mimics how worms move through soil…

India, a prominent player in the APAC gene editing market  

It is estimated that the APAC gene editing market may register more than 15% CAGR with Japan, China and India being the prominent players.          In the…

BGU to establish agricultural research institute in India

BGU is among the world leaders in the field of desert agriculture and water related research Israel-based Ben-Gurion University (BGU) of the Negev and ABAN Group has recently announced the…

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