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Volume : 1, Article : 17
Plant Growth Regulators: A vital component of plant growth medium in plant tissue culture
Author : Minakshi Onkar Birajdar

Plant Growth Regulators play a vital role in determining the growth and developmental pathway of plant cells. Naturally, it is synthesized in plants and control the growth and development, including seed germination, organ formation, flower...

Volume : 1, Article : 18
Phosphorus: An ultimate limiting soil nutrient
Author : Satya Narayana Pradhan, Abhik Patra, Tusarkanta Behera

Phosphorus is an essential limiting soil nutrient generally deficient in bioavailable form. Therefore P has been applied in large amount to obtain maximum economic yield. However, there are evidence of P accumulation where P fertilizer in a...

Volume : 1, Article : 19
Successful management of bagasse ash, rice straw ash and fly ash for brick, tiles and cement making: A breakthrough tale
Author : Sandeep Kumar, Shiv Prasad, Dhara Singh Gurjar, Sunita Yadav

  Success Story   During the impact study of National thermal power plant (NTPC) Kudgi, Vijayapura District, Karnataka in surrounding villages. A unique practice was seen for managing the waste generated from various indust...

Volume : 1, Article : 20
Lead Toxicity in Soil: Sources, Impact and Remediation Strategies
Author : Tusarkanta behera, Kiran Kumar Mohapatra, Purbasha P. Padhi, Chandini Pradhan

Lead (Pb) is one of the important toxic heavy metals and accumulates in soil as a result of human, agricultural and industrial activities. Plants grown in lead contaminated soil show decline in growth and development. Lead inhibits activiti...

Volume : 1, Article : 21
Implications of COVID-19 for Indian Dairy Sector
Author : Gunjan Bhandari and Ravishankar K.M.

Emergence of COVID-19 and the restrictive measures imposed by different countries for controlling it have given a strong jolt to the entire global economy. Dairy is one of the most vulnerable sectors for these disruptions owing to its chara...

Volume : 1, Article : 22
Effect of vernalization on flowering and sex expression in vegetable crops
Author : Pradipta Dutta, Sohini Talukdar

Vernalization is process of induction of flowering in response to prolonged periods of low temperatures, practiced in winter. This article is about vernalization, its key concept and effect on flowering, seed production, growth of plants in...

Volume : 1, Article : 23
Ethical concerns of Agricultural Biotechnology
Author : Kishor Prabhakar Panzade, Sonam S. Kale, Gopala

Different ethical concerns are raised about agricultural biotechnology, which has affected its public acceptance. Agriculture has long been a subject matter of religious, political, and philosophical manifestation. Since, late 20t...

Volume : 1, Article : 24
MAGIC Populations: usefulness to define genetic basis of complex crop traits
Author : Neelam Shekhawat, Kartar Singh, Vijay Sharma and D. R. Meghwal

Expansion of genetic diversity is prerequisite to address the constant challenges of quantitative trait analysis in crop plants. Bi-parental mapping populations are simple to develop and possess high power for QTL detection, which combine t...

Volume : 1, Article : 25
Edible Coating- To enhance shelf life and safety of fruits and vegetables
Author : Samlesh Kumari and Rajeev Ranjan Thakur

Various techniques have been used for enhancing the storage life of short duration crops to reduce the damage caused by physical, microbial and other factors. However, in present scenario, consumer interest in health, nutrition, and food sa...

Volume : 1, Article : 26
Internet of Things (IoT): Smarter Agriculture for a Smarter Future
Author : Aiswarya S., Shantanu Rakshit, Aswathy Chandrakumar

Connected devices have penetrated every part of our lives with the rising acceptance of the Internet of Things (IoT), from health and fitness, home automation, automotive and logistics, to smart cities and industrial IoT. It is therefore pl...