Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Srikanta Samanta Vs State of West Bengal dated 13/11/2024. The matter related to a dumping ground located near the southern boundary wall of the Nabagram Hiralal Pau College, Konnagar, Hooghly which is posing a serious environmental …
The dept of horticulture has produced about 1.6 mn microbes that feed on pests The coconut growers in the district are left in lurch after the black head pest attack on the coconut crop. Coco crop spread across at least 2500 hectares have been infested with the pest reducing the …
The disease engulfs paddy in 5,000 hectares; if not controlled, yield could come down by 60 pc Paddy growers in the district are in distress as bacterial blight disease has afflicted the crop grown in about 5,000 hectares. Paddy is grown predominantly in semi-Malnad regions of Hanagal and Shiggaon taluk …
DuPont said the Environmental Protection Agency has approved a new use for an insecticide trait for corn seeds that will fight above-ground pests only. The company's Pioneer agricultural unit has received approval to sell its Optimum AcreMax Xtra insect protection as part of its "refuge-in-a-bag" offering for corn farmers. The …
Itanagar: Orange farmers in Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh are spending sleepless nights following death of pre-mature trees in large area of plantations after being attacked by pests. The orchards of the district, one of the major producers of Mandarin variety of oranges in the state, are being weighed down …
As of July 15, one more country was declared free of the guinea worm: Sudan. But it was a hollow victory. That was the date Sudan split in two and South Sudan became the world
Nestle on Wednesday ramped up its distribution of disease-resistant cocoa trees to farmers in Ivory Coast, part of a plan to boost productivity per hectare and improve the notoriously poor quality of the top grower's cocoa beans. The world's biggest food maker, which has distributed some 140,000 saplings since 2009, …
New Delhi THE rising sale of spurious pesticides in the country is resulting in crop damage, top agricultural scientists said on Wednesday. S Ayyappan, director general, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), said around 40% of pesticides used in the country is spurious.
M.J. PRABU Priced at Rs. 500 a piece, two traps are sufficient for an acre Simple technology: David Raja Beula, Assistant Director of Horticulture demonstrating the use of wireless trap to farmers.
Ignatius Pereira The rain has upset traditional farming cycle Onset of plant diseases and pest attacks feared Minister gives directions to revive farming KOLLAM: Off-season rain continuing through November into December has badly hit the ambitious food security programme of the State government. As rain lashed many parts of the …
Agriculture is affected by climate change, with particularly adverse effects in developing countries. Climate change also influences the ecology of weeds, pests and disease, with possible implications for crop protection and pesticide use. Elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) influences plant growth and the nutritional quality of most plant species, with …
COIMBATORE: Vegetable cultivation in India is hampered by pests and diseases which cause a total loss of Rs.1,40,000 crore worth of food crops. With a targeted production level of 170 million tonnes of vegetables by 2025, the present productivity has to be stepped up substantially, P. Murugesa Boopathi, Vice-Chancellor, Tamil …
Corn that is genetically modified to resist pests benefits neighboring crops as well, U.S. researchers said Thursday. They said Midwestern states that planted corn genetically modified to make a toxin that fights off European corn borer moths has dramatically cut the $1 billion in annual losses from the pest, even …
Sandip Das Despite the ministry of environment and forest putting moratorium on the commercial cultivation of BT brinjal, Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company Limited (Mahyco), is undertaking research work on developing new varieties such as BT okra and BT rice. Usha Barwale Zehr, chief technology officer of Mahyco spoke to FE's …
P Jonathan Ambrose ENS IF New Delhi Metallo-betalactamase (NDM-1)is the latest superbug that is threatening humans, crops too have their share of superbugs. One of them is Papaya Millibug, a pest which has reportedly destroyed most of the crops in Puducherry and southern Tamil NaduCoimbatore, Erode and Tirupattur. N Ganesh …
COIMBATORE: Field staff of the Department of Agriculture and scientists of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) have been asked to be vigilant on the possible invasion by coconut leaf beetle pest. P. Murugesa Boopathi, Vice-Chancellor of TNAU, cautioned them telling that the pest had already entered Thailand, Philippines, Myanmar, …
Roy Mathew THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Giant African snails are invading agriculture land and homes in several localities of Kerala, posing a serious problem. A native of East Africa, the land snail ( Achatina fulica) is a pest that attacks nearly 500 plant species, including those bearing fruits and vegetables and even rubber …
Jeevan Chinnappa Madikeri: Swarms of grasshoppers, disconcertingly resembling locusts, have descended upon parts of southern Kodagu, making farmers anxious about possible damage to their crops. However, scientists at the College of Forestry in Ponnampet, who have since been flooded with anxious phone calls, said that they had not noticed the …
There seems to be no end to the miseries of mango growers this summer. Mango growers in Kolar and Chickaballapur districts are a worried lot. Already battered by unseasonable rain and drop in flowering of mango trees, mango growers in Srinivaspur are now worried over borer menace to the crop. …
