Smart crops

Genetically engineered crops would bloom and produce pesticides for self defence only

Clone forests

Newly developed clones of eucalyptus may help increase forest areas in Kerala

Grain gains

Rice and easy

Herbicide resistance

Clothing the drylands

A pod protecting seeds may be all it takes to make deserts green

Cloning trees

Super-high yield

Frog helps potato

Leap over disease

Rice with a human touch

Resistant to 13 herbicides

Quantity mars quality

Nutrient value of fruits and vegetables is falling

A software to manage weed

An open source programme to help farmers

Pushing out pests

Blooming deserts

Baking secrets

Fighting fungi

Banana bane

Eating easy

Weevils gobble up weeds

Perilous pesticides

Weaving warmth

Biocultivars

Timely switches

A major breakthrough promises to transform the agricultural sector

Going bananas

New genetic techniques to introduce disease-resistance and other traits in banana plants

Sweet advice