Coimbatore, June 24: Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) has released several new hybrid crop varieties including that of rice, tapioca, groundnut and jackfruit for the benefit of the farming community. Crop duration of this medium slender white fine rice similar to improved white Ponni, is 130-135 days and has superior cooking quality with a grain yield of 6,007 kg per hectare and moderately resistant to stem borer, hoppers, blast and sheath blight. The yield of this new drought...

But research in Japan may lead to rice plants that contain a cholera vaccine that does not need to be kept cold. Researchers experiment with a plant-based way to protect against the intestinal infection and possibly other diseases. Someday, rice plants might not only provide food but also a way to prevent cholera and other diseases. The researchers say the experimental cholera vaccine produced reactions in the immune system and in areas of mucosal tissue. The report says the vaccine was...

Asia Pacific - Programs - JAPAN: Researchers create rice-based cholera vaccine Radio Australia - Asia Pacific - JAPAN: Researchers create rice-based cholera vaccine Researchers in Japan say they have created a new rice-based based vaccine that could provide developing countries with a cheap and effective treatment against cholera. Asia Pacific - Programs - JAPAN: Researchers create rice-based cholera vaccine Radio Australia - Asia Pacific - JAPAN: Researchers create rice-based cholera...

Biopharming - the production of pharmaceuticals compounds from genetically modified crops and livestock - is touted by some as an emerging success story in both agriculture and the pharmaceutical industry. A preliminary economic study by the Agribusiness and Economics and Research Unit (AERU) says that may be the case, but there is still scant information about the final cost of producing biopharmaceuticals, the demand from consumers, and possible impacts on New Zealand's reputation. A...

The Ministry of Agriculture has also promised to intensify its checks on farm products at production sites, wholesale markets, and supermarkets. The one exception is foods destined for Japan China s biggest export market, which has some of the highest standards in the world for imported food. But many of China s food safety problems happen early in the production chain: the country s 200 million small farmers are still largely uneducated on using basic technology. Food safety has been a...

Diet & Health : Nutrition Copper's Heart-Healthy Effects Shown in Mice Copper helped reverse unhealthy enlargement of the heart, called cardiac hypertrophy, in laboratory mice an effect that scientists hope could also occur in humans afflicted with the condition. Diet & Health : Nutrition Copper's Heart-Healthy Effects Shown in Mice Copper helped reverse unhealthy enlargement of the heart, called cardiac hypertrophy, in laboratory mice an effect that scientists hope could also occur in...