Yellow rust attack on wheat in Y’nagar
Yellow rust has been detected in the wheat crop spread over five acres in Taprapur village of the district’s Saraswati block. The disease was observed in HD-2967, Barbat and 25+2 varieties of wheat.
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GM fungi: New way to produce cheap biofuel
Washington: Researchers are manufacturing genetically modified fungi to produce significantly cheaper biofuel. Biofuel is often obtained from starchy plants — but this places fuel production in competition
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Haryana paid MNC 38% more than market price for fungicide
The Haryana Government bought tebucanazol from a multi-national company at 34-38 per cent more cost than the prevailing market rates at the time the deal was inked to buy the fungicide for the treatment
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Zero deficit budget caters for aam aadmi
No fresh taxes except on tobacco products y VAT on cooking gas, fertilisers goes y Sops for IT, science, Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather today presented a "zero deficit" budget for 2012-13. Except
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Eco scientists moot measures to improve quality of river water
Urbanisation, influx of pilgrims, fertilizer-intensive farming, and indiscriminate sand-mining have impacted on the water quality of Manimala river, a major source of drinking water in Kottayam and Pathanamthitta districts. A report published in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, an international journal devoted to progress in the use of monitoring data in assessing environmental risks to man and environment, highlights the deterioration in water quality caused by human intervention, especially in the upper reaches of the Manimala river.
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Farmers take to yellow rust-resistant wheat varieties
In order to prevent the attack of yellow rust in wheat, farmers in Haryana have for the first time taken to new yellow rust-resistant varieties. Bidding adieu to earlier varieties that were highly susceptible
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Heat-resistant fungal spores found in Western Ghats
The spores survived and germinated after being exposed to 115 degree C for two hours Can the mesophilic fungal spores that normally grow at 20 degree C to 35 degree C survive higher temperatures and still be able to germinate when the conditions are right? Believe it or not, laboratory studies have shown that some species of mesophilic spores can indeed survive even when exposed to 115 degree C for two hours! The duration of survival was longer at lower temperatures.
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Teams to assess damage to apple crop
The government today dispatched teams of the Horticulture Department to assess the widespread damage caused by the intense fury of the hailstorm over the past two days in the entire apple belt of Shimla and parts of Kinnaur with the estimated damage to the apple crop already touching Rs 248 crore. A strong hailstorm last evening caused major damage to the apple crop in most areas of Shimla dist
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NBRIs fungus to tackle pests attacking pulses
LUCKNOW: The production of pulses in the country has been hit by a pest called pod borer. The common pest which attacks all pulses, chick pea, pigeon pea, gram, groundnut and lentils is a cause of worry for farmers in several states.
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Major research find on agar oil - Scientists zero in on fungus
Jorhat, Jan. 13: In what may be termed as a path-breaking find, a team of researchers from the Rain Forest Research Institute (RFRI) here, led by Rajib Kumar Borah, claimed to have pinpointed the fungus which causes formation of agarwood, and ultimately, agar oil, used widely in the multi-million dollar global perfume industry. Director of the institute, N.K.
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The killing fields of MNCs
The Bhopal gas tragedy was the worst industrial disaster in human history. Twenty-five thousand people died, 500,000 were injured, and the injustice done to the victims of Bhopal over the past 25 years will go down as the worst case of jurisprudence ever.