Sprinkler May Interfere with Pollination of Pumpkin Plants

Sprinkler irrigation May Interfere with Pollination of Pumpkin Plants

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Sprinkler irrigation is widely used for a number of crops. A new study has found that adopting overhead sprinkler irrigation may not be advisable for pumpkin cultivation as it could obstruct pollination of the plant and thus reduce fruit set and yield in the vegetable
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Telemedicine Is Beneficial for HIV Treatment

Telemedicine Is Beneficial for HIV Treatment

Telemedicine, which involves consultation of patients by doctors remotely, is being used in many parts of the country. A new study has shown that it can be used for the treatment of HIV patients as well

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Experts Suggest More Protected Areas in Sikkim

Experts Suggest More Protected Areas in Sikkim

Scientists from the University of Delhi have suggested the creation of three more protected areas in Sikkim, besides expansion of three existing three wildlife sanctuaries to help conserve endemic plants in the Himalayan state

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More Nitrogen May Help Offset Effect Of Climate Change On Wheat

More Nitrogen May Help Offset Effect Of Climate Change On Wheat

Scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology- Kharagpur explored the possibility of nutrient management as a way to sustain wheat productivity even at higher concentrations of carbon dioxide

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Local Communities Key in Conservation of Snow Leopards

Local Communities Key in Conservation of Snow Leopards

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Involving local communities and protecting their livelihoods may be a better strategy for conservation of snow leopards, a new study has found. Snow leopards are apex predators in the alpine ecosystem. Its conservation is critical for saving other species like Asiatic Ibex, Tibetan Argali, Ladakh Urial, Chiru, Takin, Serow and Musk Deer. However, snow leopard […]
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Gender Balance in Scientific Research Improving in India

Gender Balance in Scientific Research Improving in India

The participation of Indian women in scientific publishing is growing in certain fields like mathematics, economics, obstetrics, gynecology, and dentistry

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Landscape-Level Approach Necessary to Address Human-Elephant Conflicts

A study involving close monitoring of elephants on daily basis for two years in Karnataka has concluded that landscape-level management is necessary for mitigating human-elephant conflicts

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Rise in Salinity Threatens Gangetic River Dolphin Habitats

A five-year study conducted in the Sundarbans region has found that raising water salinity level is threatening the habitat of Gangetic river dolphins

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Scientists Isolate Fungi That Can Boost Plant Growth Even Under Less Water Conditions

Scientists Isolate Fungi That Can Boost Plant Growth Even Under Less Water Conditions

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Scientists at the Bharathiar University engaged in studying the ecology of soil microbes that colonize plant roots, have isolated a fungi that can enhance plant growth even in water deficit conditions.
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New Analysis Says Puga Has Highest Geothermal Potential

New Analysis Says Puga Has Highest Geothermal Potential

A team of researchers from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani have used nine parameters to analyse data relating to Puga in Ladakh, Chhumathang in Jammu and Kashmir, Manikaran in Himachal Pradesh, Tattapani in Chhattisgarh, Unhavre Khed in Maharashtra and Tapoban in Uttarakhand. Based on this analysis, they have concluded that Puga has the most potential.

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Researchers Quantify Damage Caused By Peafowls to Farmers

A team of researchers from Kerala Forest Research Institute and Christ College in Thrissur in Central Kerala has sought to find out whether it was possible to pay compensation to the farmers affected by the problem like it is done for damages caused by wild animals like elephants.

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Buttermilk-Based Bioformulation Helps In Cotton Disease Control

Buttermilk-Based Bioformulation Helps In Cotton Disease Control

Scientists at Coimbatore-based Tamil Nadu Agricultural University have found that a plant growth promoting rhizobacteria called Bacillus amyloliquefaciens can be used to fight Tobacco Streak Virus in the cotton crop

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Bacteria from Rotten Pomegranate Can Be Used For Producing Cellulose

Bacteria from Rotten Pomegranate Can Be Used For Producing Cellulose

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Scientists at the Pune-based National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) have isolated a bacterial strain from rotten pomegranate which promises to help produce bacterial cellulose on a large scale
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Wild Blood Fruit A Source of Natural Red Colourant May Be Domesticated

Blood fruit is a woody climber and it is very popular among tribes in the Northeastern states, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Bangladesh. The fruit is not only tasty and rich in anti-oxidant but is also a good source of dye for the local handicraft industry.  Now researchers have developed a standard nursery protocol for its propagation.

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Breeding Dual Purpose Rubber Trees

Breeding Dual Purpose Rubber Trees

Fiber length was negatively correlated to rubber tree growth. Hence, it may not be possible to simultaneously attain vigorous growth and longer fibers, researchers have reported in the study published in journal Tree Genetics & Genomes

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Kargil Fossil Unravels Climatic Conditions of Early Himalayas

A new study by researchers from Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences and the Geological Survey of India has indicated that the climate may have been warm and humid when the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates began to collide leading to the formation of the Himalayas.

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How Resilient Are Indigenous Goats to Climate Change

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Climate change is posing a challenge not only to agricultural crops but also to livestock. In order to sustain rural livelihoods, it is critical to identify livestock breeds that are climate resilient.
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