Scientists working at the Central Plantation Crops Research Insti

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

Ninety per cent of the world's most important food crops are threa

British researchers have come up with a programme that tones down the use of artificial chemicals on farms heavily

British researchers have come up with a programme that tones down the use of artificial chemicals on farms heavily

Investigators in France have shown that bioengineered plants that disrupt fungal cell walls are resistant to fungal pests and they can reduce or eliminate the need for chemical fungicides. The group

In wheat kernels, there are more than hundred different types of storage proteins, which are of great importance to the baking quality of the dough. There are mainly two groups of proteins in

Farmers and agricultural scientists in Australia are having a tough time battling a weed that has suddenly developed resistance to a herbicide

THANKS to French researchers, farmers can do away with nitrogenous fertilisers which contribute to pollution of rivers and other reservoirs. Molecular biologists at the National

THOSE taking a trip to space need no longer subsist on a staple diet of frozen food straight out of tins. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the us announced recently that a