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3 days ago · It is the second most significant food crop in Kenya after maize, employing over 2.5 million persons. It plays a key role in Kenyan food security and contributes to alleviation of poverty,” said Dr Taracha. Scientists Working On Biotech Potatoes Free From Blight Disease. Go to Source
5 days ago · The "Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India" is a program that was introduced in 2010–2011 to address the issues restricting the productivity of "rice-based agricultural systems" in eastern India. It focuses on seven States namely: Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Eastern Uttar Pradesh (Purvanchal), and West Bengal.
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4 days ago · A genetically modified organism (GMO) is any organism whose genetic material has been altered using genetic engineering techniques.The exact definition of a genetically modified organism and what constitutes genetic engineering varies, with the most common being an organism altered in a way that "does not occur naturally by mating and/or natural recombination".
2 days ago · India is the world’s biggest exporter of rice and accounts for nearly 40 percent of global rice exports in 2022. The country exports 22 million tonnes which is worth $9.66 billion to 140 countries. In the current scenario, India exports basmati and parboiled rice, meeting its international commitments halfway.
5 days ago · Promoters are DNA switches that turn on genes. Biotechnology companies use the 35S promoter to replace a gene’s natural promoter to make it easier to manipulate. It is found in many GM crops including bt-maize, which produces a natural insecticide that protects it from the attentions of the corn-borer moth, and Roundup-Ready soya beans, which ...
4 days ago · Kufri Neelkanth is a new table purpose medium maturing specialty potato cultivar released for North Indian plains. It is rich in antioxidants (anthocyanins > 100µg/100g fresh wt. & carotenoids~200 µg/100g fresh wt.) and the average yield of the hybrid is 35-38 t/ha.
3 days ago · The Horticulture Department is also collaborating with the International Potato Center (CIP) in Peru, South America, to support the project. Ghosh outlined their primary goal of enabling Tripura’s farmers to independently produce top-notch potato seeds within the next five years.
