Month: July 2019

Researchers can finally modify plant mitochondrial DNA

  • July 10, 2019
Researchers in Japan have edited plant mitochondrial DNA for the first time, which could lead to a more secure food supply. Researchers used their technique to fabricate four new lines of rice and three new lines of rapeseed (canola). “We knew we were successful when we saw that the rice plant was more polite — […]
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Pest attack on cotton crop owing to rains in Pakistan

  • July 1, 2019
Experts of the Central Cotton Research Institute (CCRI) Thursday observed that current pest attack on the cotton crop was because of heavy rains in the cotton belt. The agriculture experts said locusts had already attacked the cotton crop in Sindh and in southern Punjab massive rains and climatic change had affected the crop. He said […]
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