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 Electric current is being given to plants at this place, what is the reason?

Electric current is being given to plants at this place, what is the reason?

For your information, let us tell you that scientists say that if this technology is successful, then it will be spread all over the world very soon. He also said that with its help they can also deal with the global food crisis. 


Agriculture is changing rapidly. People are producing more crops than expected through modern agriculture. However, farmers also use various types of experiments for this. In this article, we will tell you about one such experiment. The most important thing is that if this experiment is successful then very soon you can get to eat vegetables without fertilizers and chemicals. To make them grow and develop quickly, they are being given electric shocks instead of chemical fertilizers.


An experiment is being conducted at Imperial College London

This is a type of experiment which is being conducted at Imperial College London. Here, a project on plant morphogenesis uses hydrogel cubes with electrodes to transform vertical farming. In fact, during this experiment, the fluidity in the network structure present in these translucent cubes is maintained stable. Let us tell you that for this, mild electric shocks are given to these hydrogel cubes. After that, due to this, green leaves emerge from the small air tunnels present in the lab. 


Also read: Vertical farming can produce produce in less space and less time.


Scientists said that this technology will spread across the world

Scientists say that if this technology is successful then it will be spread all over the world very soon. Let us tell you that this technology is being described as very brilliant by scientists. He says that with its help they can also deal with the global food crisis. The biggest thing is that by using it the vegetables will be chemical free which will be much better for health. Also, for countries like India and China where the population is very high, this technology will be very beneficial for them. With the help of this technology, farmers will be able to grow vegetables in abundance in their fields as well as in small places. Even for urban farmers who do farming in terrace gardens, this technology will prove to be very helpful. 

The father of 'Green Revolution’, India's exceptional agricultural scientist M.S. Swaminathan, passed away.

The father of 'Green Revolution’, India's exceptional agricultural scientist M.S. Swaminathan, passed away.

Father of Green Revolution in India, M.S. Swaminathan ji passed away on September 28, 2023 at 11.20 am in Chennai. Inspired by his father, he made many important contributions in the field of agriculture.


Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan, a well-known agricultural scientist and the founder of the country's 'Green Revolution', died on September 28, 2023, at 11.20 a.m., at his home in Chennai. Swaminathan was 98 years old when he died. He has three daughters: Soumya Swaminathan, Madhura Swaminathan, and Nitya Rao. His wife, Meena Swaminathan, had already died.


Who inspired Dr Swaminathan to step into Agriculture

For your knowledge, Swaminathan was born on August 7, 1925 in Kumbakonam to MK Sambasivan, a surgeon, and Parvati Thangammal, and received his education there itself. Swaminathan, who had an interest in agricultural science, was encouraged to seek higher study in this subject by his father, who was a participant in the liberation fight, and also inspired by  Mahatma Gandhi. However, he previously worked for a position in the police department, for which he was qualified in the late 1940s. Swaminathan held two graduate degrees, one from the Agricultural College in Coimbatore (now Tamil Nadu Agricultural University).


Also to read: The Green Revolution led India to be the second largest producer of Wheat.


Dr. Swaminathan did special work on major crops of Green Revolution

Dr. Swaminathan collaborated closely with two Union Agriculture Ministers, C. Subramaniam (1964-67) and Jagjivan Ram (1967-70 and 1974-77), to ensure the success of the 'Green Revolution', which resulted in the establishment of several agricultural companies in India. Worked to put agricultural successes into action. He worked to increase wheat and rice productivity by heavy use of chemical-biological technologies. Norman Borlaug, a well-known American agricultural scientist and Nobel Prize laureate in 1970, made significant contributions to this field.