A mechanical harvester with nylon arms is being tested by the US-based orange growers. The machine gently shakes ripe fruit off the tree. The growers are using the technique originally developed for
The European Court of Justice has closed the door for individuals and public interest groups to defend environmental interests threatened or harmed by European Union (EU) institutions, such as the
Scientists at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, have discovered a fungus that can save tomato plants from the attacks of nematode worm. The fungus Paecilomyces lilacinus
India has few chances of getting the basmati patent cancelled, a leading Indian conservation scientist has said. P Pushpangadan, director of the Tropical Botanical Garden Research Institute in
scientists at the Centre for Genetic Disorders have claimed to locate a new gene responsible for congenital eye cataract. The centre is being run by the Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar,