Giving a major boost to the efforts to modernise crop breeding, the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) on Friday launched new facility, which is projected to significantly lower time and cost of crop varietal development.
The researchers, including those from the University of Tennessee in the US, found that certain root-associated, or mycorrhizal, fungi that associate firmly with the cells in plant roots are one of the largest influences on plant tissue nutrient concentrations.
They found that specific risk factors varied from about a 2 per cent reduction (for blood pressure) to a 32 per cent reduction (for inflammation).
It has become the latest trend for those looking to bring in the New Year with a detox.
Green and ornamental plants can not just improve the air quality of your house but also help in making it lively.
The same compounds that give plants and vegetables their vibrant colours might be able to boost brain functioning in older adults, new research suggests. People get these compounds, known as carotenoids, from their diets,
The fossilised leaves recovered from a crater lake in New Zealand have indicated just how Antarctic ice melted 23 million years ago, a scientist revealed on Thursday. The leaf fossils found at Foulden Maar,
Boston: You don't have to completely alter your diet to significantly lower your risk of developing Type-Two Diabetes, suggests new study. Adding vegetables and cutting out meat and dairy products will make a huge difference.
The National Green Tribunal has appointed a local commissioner to inspect the premises of beverages major Coca Cola's Hapur plant in Uttar Pradesh and probe whether it was discharging effluents into a nearby pond
New York: Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover is mulling setting up a plant in North America to meet the growing global demand of its vehicles, according to Tata Group's Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata."The company (JLR)
Kolkata: Emami Biotech Limited, the Rs. 3,500-crore biotech and edible oil arm of city-based Emami Group, is contemplating a third manufacturing facility in the western part of the country to deepen its footprint in the
Ahmedabad: Banas Dairy, a member of the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (the owner of Amul brand) is going to establish a processing plant in Varanasi.“Banas Dairy will establish a processing plant at the cost
New Delhi: Nokia said that due to an ongoing tax dispute, its Indian mobile phone handset plant was unlikely to be included in a deal due to be concluded on Friday for the sale of
Okuma, Japan: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ordered the operator of the country's crippled nuclear power plant on Thursday to scrap all six reactors at the site instead of just four already slated for decommissioning
Kolkata, July 11: Birla Corporation Ltd, the flagship company of the M.P. Birla Group, Wednesday said it is planning to invest about Rs.2,500 crore over the next three years to increase its cement capacity.The city-based
Tokyo, Jul 2: The operator of Japan's crippled nuclear plant said on Tuesday that it would apply for safety inspections at two idled reactors at another of its plants so it can restart operations there,
Bhopal, Oct 10 : A major fire broke out at the Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited's (BHEL) plant here this morning, a company official said. The fire started from BHEL's transformer block number three around 10 AM,
Chamoli, Uttarakhand, Jan 31: A devastating forest fire in the hills of Chamoli here on Monday gutted hundreds of trees and plants with firefighters nowhere ion the scene, villagers alleged.Villagers said, they had informed the
Ahmedabad, Oct 29: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today welcomed Maruti Suzuki's decision to set up a plant in the state, saying that it would accelerate the growth of the state's automobile sector.“I welcome Maruti
Bangalore, Jul 14: Facing farmers' protests and stiff resistance from the Opposition, Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today said the proposed Rs 30,000 crore steel project by Korean major Posco would not come up in
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