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The potato’s secret past: Scientists uncover ancient botanical romance that changed the worldInternational scientists solved the mystery of potato origins. Research shows modern potatoes came from a natural mix of tomato-like plants...- How did roses get their thorns?Scientists found that prickles in plants, including roses, evolved due to mutations in the LOG gene, which could be altered to remove these...
- As tomato prices soar over Rs 80/kg, ICAR's hybrids offer hope for market stabilityIIHR's Arka Rakshak and Arka Abedh hybrid tomatoes, with a three-week shelf life, could stabilize prices at Rs 80/kg despite heavy rainfall...
- Bayer partners with Solynta to revolutionise potato farming in India and KenyaBayer and Solynta have agreed to collaborate on distributing true potato seeds in Indian and Kenyan markets, marking Bayer's entry into the...
- Potato prices in Bengal likely to ease to Rs 20-21/kg this weekPatit Paban De, senior member of the West Bengal Cold Storage Association, said there will be an estimated 10 per cent lower production of ...
- Much Ado About 'Ramkand Mool': The ivory-coloured, juicy root vegetable Lord Ram feasted on, may not have originated in India!In 2011, Current Science magazine analysed a ramkand mool sample from a temple in Kolhapur. They found an 89 per cent overlap with Agave si...
- Weather, demand-supply mismatches TOPpling inflation mathematics: CrisilA recent report by Crisil highlights that volatility in vegetable prices has increased in the past four years due to demand-supply imbalanc...
- Swaminathan, the genius who sowed it rightBorn in Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu on August 7, 1925, Swaminathan played a significant role in changing the trajectory of the agriculture sec...
- Farmers stare at loss as potato prices halve amid glut in UP, Punjab, BengalSowing of potatoes usually begins in November, while the crop is harvested the following January. Uttar Pradesh, the largest producer of th...
- Potato prices give jitters to traders, cold store ownersPotato arrivals have picked up in January and brought drown prices by Rs 3-6 per kg. In the ongoing season, rainfall had impacted the sowin...
- Heirloom crops, indigenous varieties are making a comebackMany of India's indigenous varieties had slowly disappeared with the rise of hybrid seeds.
- GST Council flooded with requests to slash tax ratesIndia moved to a GST regime on July 1 after the Council fixed over 1,200 products in four tax slabs of 5, 12, 18 and 28 per cent.
- Government may ignore RSS pressure and back Genetically Modified crop field trialsDevelopments on this front in the past three days show how the government is inclined to make GM a success story in India.
- Chinese farmers' lesson for Assam horticultureFarmers from Assam will get lesson of Chinese agricultural success when a delegation of Chinese farmers will visit the state in January nex...
- Punjab Agricultural University signs pact with CPRIPunjab Agri University has entered into an agreement with Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI) to intensify research on potato improvem...
- Mamata Banerjee's pro-people stand affecting potato seed farmers in Punjab adverselyBanerjee's pro-people stand is affecting potato seed farmers in Punjab adversely. Farmers fear the West Bengal government will slash potato...
- Mahyco foresees a bounty in Bt brinjalBrinjal, perhaps the most popular vegetable in kitchens in the country after potato, and one vegetable in which India is estimated to have ...
- India fourth largest adopter of biotech crop in the worldIndia became the fourth largest adopter of biotech crop in the world, displacing Canada, in 2008 and planting Bt cotton on 7.6 million hect...
- Kashmir valley all set to achieve bumper vegetable cropKashmir valley is all set to achieve bumper vegetable crop of nine lakh metric tonnes this season on account of timely rainfall and introdu...
- ICAR seeks more funds to boost production of pulses, oilseedsIndian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) on Thursday said Rs 347 crore has been sought from the Union government for promoting the c...
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