New biofortified orange-fleshed sweet potato variety to enhance tribal food security programs in Kerala and beyond.

There is a wide variety of dahlias to fit any garden niche. Start tubers in pots indoors now to encourage early flower ...

The Central Tuber Crops Research Institute (CTCRI) here, has kicked off a programme at Marayoor, Idukki district, with the aim of transforming the tribal food basket through a tuber crop-based ...

This ideal genotype could guide the breeding of hybrid potatoes. Potatoes are the most-consumed tuber crop globally. Some potato varieties are diploid (they have two sets of chromosomes), but ...

Electronic Crop (E-Crop), developed by Santhosh Mithra of the Central Tuber Crops Research Institute (CTCRI), promises to revolutionise the farming sector at a time when low yield, lack of ...

Heat stress can reduce tuber formation and overall yields. Photorespiration, a natural but inefficient process in C3 plants such as potatoes, consumes energy and carbon that could otherwise be ...