La sélection par mutation appliquée au riz améliore la sécurité alimentaire en Asie (en anglais)
The use of radiation in improving crop varieties offers an effective means of adapting agricultural crops to changing weather conditions, while also increasing yields to feed a growing population, agreed speakers at a session at the International Symposium on Plant Mutation Breeding and Biotechnology yesterday.
La science nucléaire aide à améliorer les aliments (en anglais)
Over 400 experts from around the world are at the IAEA headquarters to take part in the International Symposium on Plant Mutation Breeding and Biotechnology. Nuclear techniques can be used to generate...
Des agriculteurs sri lankais tirent profit des avantages offerts par des arachides sélectionnées par mutation il y a 25 ans (en anglais)
In Sri Lanka, where agriculture is the most important sector of the economy, nearly 82 percent of the population lives in rural areas and agriculture accounts for 30 percent of national employment.
Les agriculteurs tirent parti de la science nucléaire au Zimbabwe (en anglais)
Cowpea, also known black-eyed pea, is widely cultivated in Zimbabwe. This bean feeds humans and animals, and is an important cash crop. But global warming has hit local cowpea production. And a nuclea...
La sélection des plantes par mutation en Indonésie (en anglais)
Tempeh, made of fermented soybeans, is a national staple in Indonesia. Due to an increase in population and living standards over the last couple of decades, however, consumption has increased conside...