The 2021 competition is aimed at optimizing year-round corn hybrid breeding processes Syngenta Seeds and the Analytics Society of Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)…
AM fungi acted as a supplier of nitrogen to the plant, the protein (NPF4.5) responsible for transporting nitrates from the fungi to the plant Fungi play a…
Dr Chaudhari becomes the first Indian chosen for the honor for his contribution towards building a bio-based economy. Washington D.C.- based Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) announced that Dr. Pramod…
By Dr Ratna Kumria, Director-Biotechnology, AAI and Dr Shivendra Bajaj, Executive Director, FSII-AAI The basis of plant breeding is the availability of trait variation and diversity in different crops, that…
For the first time, scientists have created pigs, goats and cattle that can serve as viable ‘surrogate sires’ In a recent study by a research team led by Oatley used…
Deploy slow release pheromone formulations A team of scientists from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, (ICAR-NBAIR) Bengaluru have successfully controlled the White grubs Holotrichia consanguinea…
Allied market research attributes population spurt as prime driver In a report by Allied Market Research, ‘Internet of Things (IoT) in Agriculture by System and Application: Global Opportunity Analysis and…
Company anticipates the products will be available for commercial sale in Mexico in 2021, Bayer announced the final large-scale pre-launch trials of Roma-type tomatoes to help growers address Tomato…
Applications of genome editing in agriculture and commercialization of genome edited crops are key focus The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) will conduct a weekly webinar series from September…
SNper gathers more information while reducing genotyping costs by up to 70%. NRGene announced the launch of SNPer – a new product that optimizes genotyping processes and…
Entrust is based on metabolites produced by fermentation of a naturally occurring soil organism Corteva Agriscience is set to launch a new organic insecticide named “Entrust” to…
It can control the Fusarium fungi from multiplying and affecting the roots The scientists of Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR), have found a cure for one of the…
Bayer will incorporate AbacusBio’s expertise in trait prioritization and valuation to advance products AbacusBio and Bayer have announced a deal in the area of predictive plant breeding. Under this…
Solar powered sprays saves 75 % water In order to address the irrigation issue in agriculture, CSIR-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI) Durgapur has launched two solar-powered spray…