The disease fusariosis caused by an aggressive fungus is one of the biggest threats to pineapple farming. Indian researchers ...

This marks the first successful instance of using a pineapple’s own genetic machinery to bolster disease resistance, ushering in a new era of homegrown, bio-secure crop improvement.

Indian researchers have identified a gene in pineapple that can provide a powerful, homegrown line of defence to the fruit against devastating fungal attacks. The pineapple (Ananas comosus L.

protect against harmful diseases, and reduce inflammation. The word ananas is said to have originated from Brazil from where the fruit made it way to South America and then to Europe. Pineapple on the ...