Plants
Researchers in Iran Begin Wheat Cultivation Using Plasma-Activated Water (PAW)
TEHRAN (ANA)- Secretary of the Iranian Nanotechnology Innovation Council (INIC) says that wheat cultivation using plasma-activated water (PAW) will be carried out for the first time in Iran later this year in October.
Researchers Use Gene Editing to Combat Wheat ‘Cancer’
TEHRAN (ANA)- A research team from China has employed gene editing technology to improve wheat resistance to stripe rust, an airborne fungal disease described as ‘cancer’ for this crop.
Iran Planning to Harvest Over 150,000 Tons of Olives in 1 Year
TEHRAN (ANA)- Javad Mir Arab, the executive director of the Boost in Oil Cultivation Program in Iran predicted that oil harvest will increase by 100% this year in the country compared to last year, adding that more than 150,000 tons of olives and 11,000 tons of olive oil is going to be produced in the country this year.
Researchers Discover Mechanism to Trigger Plant Regeneration
TEHRAN (ANA)- Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences discovered the primary wound signal that initiates plant regenerative responses, providing a convenient method for improving the crops' genetic transformation efficiency.
Citrus Waste Used by Iranian Researchers to Produce Essential Oil
TEHRAN (ANA)- Specialists of the Innovation and Acceleration Center of the Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research of Shahid Beheshti Organization succeeded in producing essential oil and pectin (polysaccharide) from citrus waste.
Scientists Discover New Health Benefits of Mangoes
TEHRAN (ANA)- New NHANES study shows that diets containing mangos are linked to improved nutrition and higher Healthy Eating Index scores, beneficial for healthy pregnancies.
Islamic Azad University’s Gorgan Branch Implements 3 Innovative Plans on Ornamental Plants
TEHRAN (ANA)- The head of the Center for Innovation of Cultivation and Commercialization of Ornamental Plants stationed at Islamic Azad University’s Gorgan branch announced implementation of three innovative plans in the field of ornamental plants.
Aquaponics Farm Inaugurated in Iran to Save Water Consumption
TEHRAN (ANA)- An aquaponics farm sponsored and built by the Iranian Vice Presidency for Science and Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy was inaugurated in the Northern province of Mazandaran.
Iranian Technologists Produce Plant-Based Fungicide by Anti-Biological Method
TEHRAN (ANA)- Plant-based fungicide is a product made by the Iranian technologists at the incubator center of Islamic Azad University’s Gorgan branch which has a significant and noticeable superiority over other domestic and foreign samples.
Researchers Unravel Plants' "Cry for Help" Response in Fighting Disease
TEHRAN (ANA)- Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences revealed how plants assemble rhizosphere microbiomes through a "cry for help" mechanism to defend themselves from pathogen invasion.
