Backed by the Gates Foundation, the Wheat Disease Early Warning Advisory System is on the front lines, looking for early signals of crop-killing rust infections.
While this doesn't include major food crops like rice and wheat, pollination is essential to what the study's first author – ecologist Katherine Turo from Rutgers University in the US – refers ...
Now, the limited crops that were planted are ... the Punjab government would struggle to meet its wheat production targets, further exacerbating the region's food security challenges.
New Delhi: The recent cold wave and snowfall in northern India are expected to benefit key winter crops, such as wheat and mustard. Experts say colder temperatures and snowmelt will enhance soil ...