Dangers of Artificial Ripening of Fruits and Vegetables

Dangers of Artificial Ripening of Fruits and Vegetables

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Fruits are a good source of vitamins and minerals and play an important role in preventing vitamin C and vitamin A deficiency. People who eat fruits as part of an overall healthy diet generally have a reduced risk of chronic diseases. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends five servings of fruits and vegetables every day for a healthy living
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Scientists Move A Step Closer To Drought-Tolerant Soybean Variety

Scientists Move A Step Closer To Drought-Tolerant Soybean Variety

The productivity of soybean, an important oilseed crop, is severely affected due to droughts. A team of Indian scientists has now identified genotypes of soybean that can tolerate drought better without comprising on yields

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Leaders from UK and India commit to give more thrust to R&D collaborations.

India and UK Set to Step Up Their R&D Collaboration

Engagement between India and the United Kingdom in the area of research and development is set to get a major boost with top officials of the two countries expressing their commitment to give the collaboration a new thrust

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Soaking Seeds in Selenium Reduces Arsenic Content in Rice

Soaking Seeds in Selenium Reduces Arsenic Content in Rice

The presence of arsenic traces in rice is a major problem in several parts of the country. Now scientists have found that soaking rice seeds in selenium can mitigate adverse effects on rice plants grown in arsenic-contaminated soils and can arsenic accumulation in rice grains.

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Europe-Origin Pathogen Poses Big Threat to Potato Crop in India

Europe-Origin Pathogen Poses Big Threat to Potato Crop in India

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A rapidly evolving pathogen from Europe may spell doom for India’s potato yield, an essential staple crop that also fetches good income to millions of farmers.
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Food Waste - The Biggest Loss Could be What You Choose to Put in Your Mouth

Food Waste: The Biggest Loss Could be What You Choose to Put in Your Mouth

A new analysis suggests hundreds of millions more could eat from the same resources if we switched to plant-based diets

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Scientists Develop Bio-Fortified Maize to Address ‘Hidden Hunger’

Scientists Develop Bio-Fortified Maize to Address ‘Hidden Hunger’

Researchers at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) have developed a maize variety which is rich in both Vitamin A and essential amino acids through the process of plant breeding.

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Scientists Unravel Mechanism of Stress Tolerance in Tomato

Scientists Unravel Mechanism of Stress Tolerance in Tomato

Tomato, a vegetable crop grown worldwide, is facing significant losses in productivity due to environmental factors like drought, floods, salinity, and heat.

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Faced With Climate Change, Nagaland to Revive Traditional Rice Varieties

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Rising temperature, erratic rainfall, and occurrence of moderate drought are beginning to impact food production in Nagaland. In order to meet the challenge of climate change, the state is now turning to its forgotten resource
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