A team has engineered potato to be more resilient to global warming showing 30% increases in tuber mass under heatwave conditions. This adaptation may provide greater food security for families ...

Vegetatively propagated crops (VPCs) and horticultural tree crops (HTCs) play an important role in food security and income and represent significant agricultural opportunities in most countries of ...

Traditionally, sweet potato cultivation in Karnataka was confined to coastal, hilly and forest regions, grown mainly for household consumption or local markets. But with climate variability increasing ...

The ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute (CTCRI) has commercialised a purple taro variety which is characterised by a high anthocyanin content. ‘ICAR-CTCRI Jamuni,’ which is a a purple-streaked ...