Toxic truths

A soil bacterium produces a lethal toxin which kills insects as they chew their way into a plant

Tit for tat

Deadly quick

Fungal enzyme that can make biopesticides efficient

Eliminating rats

Insects, too, hate the smell

Biopesticide developed from garlic

Biopesticide delay plagues malaria control plan

As scientists debate which of two new pesticides should be used in the fight against malaria, the toll in the disease slowly rises.

Neem "green"

The menace of pesticide-resistant varieties can be effectively managed with the help of neem-based pesticides

Lab-made pyrethrin will hi t Kenyan growers

Sugar kills

Neem gains honour as India's wonder tree

Known in ancient India as a tree with many wondrous properties, the neem tree is slowly drawing the attention of the country's scientific and …

A whiff of death

Researchers are now trying to develop natural weapons to scare off pests by studying the olfactory mechanism of plants that emit odours when …

Natural-born killers

A naturally occuring bacterium in milk can save the losses incurred by mal1scale dairy farmers who do not own refrigeration facilities

Wood does a lot of good

It was the bane of the rubber tree, as the fungus Phytophthora literally ate into its every part. With the discovery of antifungal wood extracts, …

Pesticides leading cause of poisoning in India: Study

The second-most common cause of poisoning was miscellaneous agents, followed by drugs, venoms and corrosives

Karnataka farmers want target cargill again

Opposition to multinationals in the agriculture sector in Karnataka may soon spread throughout India

New fungicide is eco-benign

Scientists are thrilled by the discovery that fungal enzymes called chitinases are environment friendly fungicides.

Not keeping pace

China set to wrest neem initiative from India

Neem gains honour as India's wonder tree

Known in ancient India as a tree with many wondrous properties, the neem tree is slowly drawing the attention of the country's scientific and …

Tried and tested

Traditional medical and agricultural practices, usually dismissed as unscientific, are regaining favour, with some help from Honeybee -- a …

Making science of mumbo-jumbo

Scientists compile India's ethnic knowledge. They find a veritable gold-mine

Between fungi

Women in danger

Centre wants to ban a host of pesticides: Here’s why

Centre proposes banning monocrotophos, methomyl and carbofuran, three Class I pesticides associated with high levels of toxicity that resulted in …

Fungi fight malaria

Especially helpful against mosquitoes resistant to pesticides

Nothing is good enough

Even pesticides based on herbal extracts can affect brain functioning