Livestock Census is a regular quinquennial exercise of Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD). The first Livestock Census was conducted in the year 1919 and last census i.e. 20th Livestock Census was conducted in 2019. The 21st Livestock Census exercise has been launched across the country on 25th October, …
The common effluent treatment plants (CETPs), set to deal with industrial effluents, have two problems: they are overloaded and incapable of dealing with the toxins in the effluents. Most CEPTs in Gujarat work like the one in Vapi. Untreated effluents simply bypass the plant and reach the Daman Ganga river. …
after having successfully produced genetically improved clones of eucalyptus trees, itc Bhadrachalam Paper Boards Limited (itc-bpl) is now developing hybrid seedlings of the species. The company plans large-scale commercial production of the eucalyptus hybrids in a couple of years. Piare Lal, itc-bpl vice-president (plantations), said the hybrids had been developed …
Five high-yielding varieties (HYVs) of mango have been developed by the Horticulture Centre under the Agriculture Extension Directorate at Kewatkhali in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. The varieties are Amropali, Ratna, Sindhu, Mishra Special and Hybrid-10. The five new varieties of mango were developed by cultivating the fruit on an experimental basis. Officials …
the Chaudhury Charan Singh Agricultural University in Haryana has developed nine new crop varieties that are qualitatively better than their existing counterparts. These new varieties, hkr 46 of rice, hd 123 of cotton, coh 92 of sugarcane, hp 8601 and hhb 94 of bajra, Haryana channa number 3 of gram, …
A hybrid variety of paddy suitable for Bangladesh's environment will be developed in the next two years. This was stated by the country's agriculture and food minister Motia Chowdhury. She said that the research into hybrid paddy was going on at the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute to accelerate food production …
A group of researchers in Bangladesh have developed several new and all-season varieties of mangoes. Researchers at the government's Agricultural Extension Department developed high-yielding varieties of mango plants that bear fruit all the year round like Mahananda and Mallika . One of the new species, the Mbra Mango Special , …
when the search is on for effective and sustainable supplies of renewable energy, it is surprising that bamboo, noted for their fast growth and high production, have not been considered as a potential source of what is also referred to as "green gasoline'. The energy generated from sunlight per hectare …
A series of ingenious selective breeding experiments carried out over the millennia by generations of unknown farmers in the Indian subcontinent have enormously expanded the genetic diversity of the Indian rice, Oryza sativa var. indica. This diversity is embodied in thousands of varieties of rice, also called landraces.As a result, …
a man with a mission, Arun Kumar Badoni's life work is to put cultivation of rare and endangered Himalayan medicinal and aromatic plants on the development agenda of mountain districts in the Uttarkhand region of Uttar Pradesh. He has been able to grow various endangered high-altitude herbs without any financial …
The University of Agricultural Sciences in Dharwad, Karnataka, has developed two chilli varieties, GPC-82 and KDC-1. The GPC-82 is tolerant to thrips and mites and can yield 15 tonnes of green chilli per hectare. The KDC-1 can tolerate leaf curl complex and can give an average yield of tonnes per …
The Broken Arrows The relationships between plants and pollinators took thousands of years to develop. Human intervention has destroyed them in a very short period. Pollinator decline is also affecting the harvest. Therefore, it is vital to conserve them, but research in this field is lacking in India THERE are …
cycads are, perhaps, some of the oldest, rarest and most endangered plants in the world right now. As their habitats have been destroyed through the years, these plants have acquired the status of collector's items, leading to an unprecedented rise in the demand for rare species. The recent outcry against …
a plant has been developed using grafting techniques that produces different kinds of brinjal, tomato and capsicum. Abdul Masfoor, an assistant horticulture officer in Hunsur taluk, Mysore, had been examining several pest-resistant plants. While studying various species of Solanaceae such as Solanum Torvum, Solanum Ferox, Solanum anguivi and Solanum viarum …
American scientists have found a way to give pollen grains an electrostatic charge to improve pollination. The charge attracts the pollen to plants, they say. The pollen is stored in a tank and pumped through a hollow electrode, after mixing it with distilled water and salt. A high speed air …
SCIENTISTS are calling attention to a grave threat that faces plant breeding - the declining number of pollinators like insects, bees, moths, bats, flies and birds. These organisms do a world of good to most plants in land-based eco- systems, by helping ,them reproduce by means of pollination. And when …
It IS time for rare rhododendrons to strike their roots in the native soil nearly a Century after they were sown on foreign soil by a British botanist, Ernest Wilson (1876-1930). 1 lie Royal Botanic Garden. Edinburgh, Scotland, is organising the project under which more than 200 rare and endangered …
A PLANT long-neglected by scientists is now being acclaimed as the answer to the developing world's protein needs and as a potential money-spinner. Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) contains as much as 28 per cent protein and is generously peppered with vitamins, minerals and fats, making it an excellent complement to …
GROWING crops in coastal areas has been a difficult task because of the high salt content of the soil. Now, scientists in USA and Saudi Arabia recommend a plant species called Salicornia that thrives in saline and even semi-arid conditions. The researchers are crossing Salicornia species to develop varieties that …
The Union government is sparing no effort to ensure the finalisation of its proposed Plant Varieties Bill. Senior bureaucrats of the agriculture ministry point out that India will have to announce the legislation of this bill before 1996 in order to be eligible for the 1978 UPOV Convention, which provides …