Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
THIRUVANATHAPURAM: Realising the possibilities of computational biology, the state should think about promoting e-farming, said Pawan K Dhar, editor-in-chief of the Systems and Synthetic Biology Journal, Riken Yokohama Institute, Japan. He was inaugurating the State Inter-University Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics (SIUCEB) at the Kariyavattom campus of the University of …
The Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC), Zari Taraqiati Bank (ZTBL) and a private firm have joined hands to implement latest research in agriculture sector. The joint venture was agreed in a meeting presided over by Chairman PARC Dr Zafar Altaf and attended by President ZTBL Zaka Ashraf, representative of the …
Amreli Man Wins National Award For Innovation Vijaysinh Parmar | TNN Rajkot: A bout of stem rot infestation that damaged his standing groundnut cultivation did not deter this 38-yearold farmer from Amreli. Progressive and innovative in his thoughts, Dhiraj Thummar used this failure to turnaround and fight back the infestations. …
Development of improved technology with most suitable cropping system for a particular agro-climatic condition plays a pivotal role in increasing agricultural production. In Jammu and Kashmir wheat is the most important cereal crop in subtropical zone of the state. However, in the valley temperate zone, wheat cultivation is practiced in …
Plum holds a prominent position among the temperate fruits. Orchard floor-management affects growth, yield and fruit quality indirectly through its effect on the availability of nutrients and water. Weeds compete with the main crop for water, nutrients, space and light resulting in low yield and poor quality fruit.
Sugarcane by virtue of its long duration and practice of plant crop followed by one or two ratoons provides an environment conductive for the multiplication of insect pests and diseases. A number of cultural, mechanical, chemical and host plant selection methods have been evolved from time to time for the …
Insecticide resistance management (IRM) strategy was devised and evaluated for the management of American bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) in cotton in on-farm research in Bathinda and surrounding villages, Punjab state, in 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 which is the main cotton area in the South-Western region of Punjab.
An experiment was conducted during 2005-06 and 2006-07 in the Division of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Khalsa College, Amritsar to study the effect of combined used of farmyard manure and poultry manure with 75, 100 and 125 per cent NPK on productivity, nutrient uptake and profitability of autumn potato.
The experiment was conducted to study the residual effect of sulfonylurea herbicides applied to wheat on the different kharif crops as affected by organic matter. The results revealed that significantly higher wheat grain and straw yield was obtained where FYM was applied at 30 t/ha over 10 t ha-1 during …
The 20th century witnessed unprecedented growth in agricultural productivity spurred by technological change and predicated on the commitments of governments to invest in agricultural research and development (R&D;) and supporting sectors. In developing agricultural areas, spectacular growth occurred most visibly in the locus of the rice- and wheat-based
A field experiment on dual purpose barley was conducted to study the effect of row spacing and time of cutting on grain yield of barley varieties on a loamy sand soil during Rabi 2006-07 and 2007-08 at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana.
The objectives of this policy are: To make Rajasthan a destination for investors and processors, both global and domestic; To evolve strategies to strengthen the marketing infrastructure through improvement of density of regulated market yards equipped with grading, cleaning and packaging facilities, market information and auction systems in which private …
Hambantota District is a major paddy (rice) producing area in the southern coastal region of Sri Lanka. Communities here have been experiencing salt water intrusion into their rice fields, leading to reduced yields. This has been caused largely by seawater contamination of irrigation systems. Farmers had been using saline-resistant varieties …
This study was conducted to test the hypothesis that spatial variations in soil microbial variables in a Thai rice paddy are accurately described by multivariate profiles of the soil bacterial communities. The authors found that community-level physiological profiles of soil bacterial communities could better describe the population density of Rhizoctonia …
Brinjal commonly known as eggplant, aubergine or guinea squash, is an important vegetable crop of tropical and temperate parts of the world. It is a good source of vitamins and minerals, especially iron. Besides being used as an important vegetable, eggplant has been exploited extensively in traditional medicine.
The Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Company Limited, popularly known as Mahyco, has a remarkable history in many ways. It was set up in 1964 by a man with farming but no business experience, and at a time when public sector research institutions and government seed companies dominated Indian agriculture.
