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The IRRI South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC) hosted the annual review and planning meeting of the Plant Direct Project, aimed at promoting Dry Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) in the Indo-Gangetic plains of India. Supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), the project is a collaborative effort between IRRI, ICAR institutions, State Agriculture Universities, and NGOs.
The dread spotted lanternfly poses the biggest threat to grapevines, which has some vineyard owners in Erie County worried and preparing for the worst.
While heavy infestations of spotted lanternfly on grapevines, especially in successive years, can result in their demise, most vines may be able to survive lighter infestations with few ill effects,
Ozone pollution harms maize crops: Study By IANS | 2 Views Ozone pollution harms maize crops: Study. (Xinhua/Shaun Jusa/IANS). Image Source: IANS News New York, April 6 : A team of researchers has shown that ozone in the lower layers of the atmosphere decreases crop yields in maize and changes the types of chemicals that are found inside the leaves. The researchers said that while stratospheric ozone protects us by filtering out the Sun's ultraviolet radiation, tropospheric ozone is a harmful pollutant. "Ozone pollution is higher in the northern hemisphere and peaks in the warmer, s...
202 New York, April 6 A team of researchers has shown that ozone in the lower layers of the atmosphere decreases crop yields in maize and changes the types of chemicals that are found inside the leaves. The researchers said that while stratospheric ozone protects us by filtering out the Sun's ultraviolet radiation, tropospheric ozone is a harmful pollutant. "Ozone pollution is higher in the northern hemisphere and peaks in the warmer, summer months," said researcher Jessica Wedow from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in the US. "High concentrations of ozone pollution overlap tempo...