Speedy destruction

The use of heavy tractors leads to reduced crop production

Super harvest

Gene magic

Smart trees will produce more wood. Faster

Insects, too, hate the smell

Biopesticide developed from garlic

Rice Mapped

Throws open opportunities for better varieties

Saving soya

A solution to its biggest pest in sight

Banana bonus

Good quality fibre from trees

Frost-free crops

Anti-freeze gene found

Harvesting troubles

Combine harvester machines not suitable for India

Dust off the rust

Adequate research-funding can check stem rust resurgence

Scientists study flavour and aroma of Darjeeling tea

Why do farmers have to die?

Why do farmers have to die?

SC notice on GM trials

Protein against peach potato aphid discovered

How useful is genome decoding?

Scientists decode pigeon pea at the cost of Rs 11 crore  

Green revolution, gene revolution has not worked

From green revolution to gene revolution, at who's cost?

Bollworm insecticide now more effective

The scent that sells

Budget 2020-21: Expect direct benefit transfer for urea

Move to aim at controlling excessive urea usage and promoting zero-budget farming

One crore people became unemployed in India in 2018

84 per cent of these job losses happened in rural areas

Not a promissory note

Demonetisation casts a long shadow over the rural economy

Spraying lessons

Green gram success

When it comes to high yields and returns, opt for green gram, say researchers

Food versus fodder

Increasing livestock in the Asian countries could result In lower foodgrain production