AGRICULTURE & FOOD

“Horizontal Gene Transfers” between fungi led to Outbreaks of “Coffee Wilt Disease” 

Umesh Prasad -
Fusarium xylarioides, a soil-borne fungus causes “Coffee wilt disease” that has a history of causing significant damages to coffee crops. There were outbreaks of...
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New Colours of ‘Blue Cheese’  

Umesh Prasad -
The fungus Penicillium roqueforti is used in the production of blue-veined cheese. The exact mechanism behind the unique blue-green colour of the cheese was...
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Soil Microbial Fuel Cells (SMFCs): The New Design Could Benefit Environment and Farmers 

Umesh Prasad -
The Soil Microbial Fuel Cells (SMFCs) use naturally occurring bacteria in the soil to generate electricity. As a long-term, decentralised source of renewable power,...
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AGRICULTURE & FOOD

Enhancing Agricultural Productivity Through Establishing Plant Fungal Symbiosis

SCIEU Team -
Study describes a new mechanism which mediates the symbiont associations between plants and fungi. This opens up avenues to increase agricultural productivity in the...
AGRICULTURE & FOOD

Food Wastage Due to Premature Discarding: A Low-cost Sensor to Test Freshness

SCIEU Team -
Scientists have developed an inexpensive sensor using PEGS technology which can test food freshness and can help reduce wastage due to discarding food prematurely...
AGRICULTURE & FOOD

Organic Farming can have much Greater Implications for Climate Change

SCIEU Team -
Study shows growing food organically has higher impact on climate because of more land use Organic food has become very popular in the last decade...
AGRICULTURE & FOOD

Sustainable Agriculture: Economic and Environmental Conservation for Smallholding Farmers

SCIEU Team -
A recent report shows a sustainable agriculture initiative in China for high crop yield and low use of fertilizers using an elaborate network of...

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