ARI developed ARI-516, a hybrid variety of grapes:
Scientists from the Agharkar Research Institute (ARI) have developed a hybrid variety of grapes, ARI-516. It is resistant to fungal diseases, high yielding, and has excellent juice quality.
Highlights:
♦ ARI-516 was developed by interbreeding of two species from the same genus Catawba variety of Vitis labrusca and Beauty seedless variety of Vitis vinifera.
♦ The hybrid suitable for the preparation of juice, raisin, jam, and red wine, and farmers are enthusiastically adopting the variety.
♦ It is expected that the hybrid can benefit farmers, the processing industry, and consumers.
♦ The grape has superior quality fruits and higher yield per unit area. It matures in 110-120 days after pruning.
♦ ARI-516 grape variety has been recently identified for release by the Varietal Identification Committee of ICAR-All India Co-ordinated Research Project on Fruit, for cultivation states like Maharashtra, Punjab, Telangana,
Astronomers found Iron raining exoplanet:
Astronomers from Spain`s Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands (IAC) has discovered an exoplanet WASP-76b where it "rains iron." The conditions of the exoplanet was discovered by Echelle Spectrograph for Rocky Exoplanets and Stable Spectroscopic Observations (ESPRESSO). The high-resolution instrument is installed on the European Southern Observatory`s Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile.
Exoplanet WASP-76b:
♦ Exoplanet WASP-76b is located 360 million light-years away, toward the constellation Pisces.
♦ It has days when its temperatures exceed 2,400 degrees Celsius (4,352 degrees Fahrenheit). The temperature is hot enough to evaporate metals.
♦ At nights, with strong winds, cool down the iron vapor so that it condenses into drops of Iron.
♦ The planet always keeps the same face towards its star as it rotates around it.
Eleventh Bengaluru INDIA Nano conference and exhibition held at Bengaluru:
Eleventh Bengaluru INDIA Nano conference and exhibition showcased technologies and products developed by academia and companies in nanotechnology.
Organized by:
The three-day event was organized by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of Karnataka, and Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), in association with other Govt Institutions and corporate companies.
Highlights:
♦ Research work to tackle infections related to antimicrobial resistance, eco-friendly batteries, and tools on nanotechnology, which was developed for agriculture were showcased by JNCASR at the exhibition.
♦ A set of Zn-air eco-friendly batteries were also displayed.
♦ Rhino Lure and Rhyncho Lure, eco-friendly, cost-effective, and residual free control strategy tools to monitor and manage Rhinoceros Beetle and Red Plam Weevil pests and protect crops like coconut, date palm, oil palm, and arecanut were exhibited.
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