Radha Mohan Singh has said that
agricultural scientists have played
a significant role in bringing Green
Revolution and developing research
and technology.
Vigyan Kendras; 19 farmers and
80 scientists, including 30 women.
The Minister congratulated the
three best-ranked Universities,
Official Language Awardees and
other winners for their outstanding
achievements and contributions.
NEW METHOD DEVELOPED TO
IDENTIFY PESTS WITH PRECISION
Scientists at the Centre for DNA
Taxonomy, Zoological Survey of
India in Kolkata, have developed
a DNA barcoding technique to
identify thrips insect species
in India and found that this
technique is effective. It could
be of immense value as thrips
cause huge losses to crops
such as onion, chilli, brinjal,
capsicum, watermelon and
tomato. Identifying thrips
correctly can help design
relevant pest management
strategies to prevent these
losses.
At the event, 122 awards were
presented for excellence in 19
various categories. It includes 3
institutes; 2 AICRPs; 12 Krishi
Researchers collected 336 insect
samples from 78 locations in India.
The sample collection was done for
4 years between 2011 and 2015. In
3 years, they have made a library
of 370 DNA sequences that can
be used for precisely identifying
these plant pests. DNA analysis was
done to analyze the sequence of the
mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase
gene, said Kaomud Tyagi, who is
the first author on the study.
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