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Volume : 1, Article : 7
Somatic hybridization: An effective tool for crop improvement
Author : Swapnil, Digvijay Singh, Jenny Priya Ekka and Priyanka Kumari

ABSTRACT The technique of fusion of isolated protoplasts from somatic cells and regeneration of hybrid plants from the fusion products is called somatic hybridization which completely bypasses the sex and allows combining the genomes of tw...

Volume : 1, Article : 8
COVID-19 Impact and implication to Agriculture and Food security
Author : Poulami Ray, Kamlesh Kumar Acharya and Amit Thakur

ABSTRACT The spread of COVID-19 across the world and nationwide lockdown as a restrictive measure has affected the livelihood of billions of people in the world. Agriculture is one of the sectors which are vulnerable to this disturbance ca...

Volume : 1, Article : 9
Fish-cum-duck integrated farming in floodplain ecosystems: technology assessment and refinement
Author : Ravi Kumar, Md. Monobrullah, S. K. Samal, and A.R. Sen

ABSTRACT In this article, productivity and economic sustainability of integrated fish-duck farming in floodplain wetlands of East Champaran, Bihar was assessed. For which a total of six fish-duck IFS models were developed at farmers’...

Volume : 1, Article : 10
Soil Organic Matter and its importance for Soil Health
Author : Umang Ahlawat, Anu, Vivek K. Singh, Vijay Sharma, Neelam Shekhawat and R.K. Rai

ABSTRACT Organic matter plays an important role in soil health. The amount of organic matter in soil is used as an indicator of the potential sustainability of a system. Farming practices that reduce soil organic matter such as burning, ti...

Volume : 1, Article : 11
Advance Molecular Techniques to combat Yellow Rust disease
Author : Rizwana Rehsawla, Anu Naruka, Vivek Singh, Vijay Sharma and Neelam Shekhawat

ABSTRACT   Rust diseases have been a major concern and problem for breeders, farmers and commercial seed companies over the years. Molecular markers play an important role in resistance breeding with enhanced efficiency. This article...

Volume : 1, Article : 12
Plants as the Potential Bio-factories for COVID-19 Therapy
Author : Jyoti Prakash Sahoo and Kailash Chandra Samal

ABSTRACT Plants traditionally have presented a number of possibilities to treat human diseases. The great metabolic potential of plants has enabled the manufacturing of medicinal compounds which have served to treatment of many diseases an...

Volume : 1, Article : 13
Food Safety: A Rising Global Concern in Pandemic Times
Author : Radhika Sharma, Smruti Smita Mohapatra, H. Lalawnpuii, Manish K. Chatli

ABSTRACT Consumption of unsafe food and water has become a growing threat to health and economy showing redundant effects on vulnerable population, especially women and children worldwide. Every year one out of ten person falls ill due to ...

Volume : 1, Article : 14
International Year of Plant Health 2020
Author : Snehasish Routray

  ABSTRACT At the current scenario, the health of plants in the globe has been challenged by major threats like climate change, invasive alien species, pollutions and many more. The United Nations (UNs) has designated 2020 as ‘...

Volume : 1, Article : 15
Rain Water Harvesting: A Viable Way to Combat Water Crisis
Author : Shraddha Mohanty, Tannishtha Bardhan and Abir Dey

ABSTRACT As we all know water is essential, but too many of us think it is unlimited .In reality, fresh water is a finite resource that is rapidly becoming scanty. The best way to conserve water is its judicious use. Water conservation is ...

Volume : 1, Article : 16
Importance of Fruits and Vegetables in Boosting our Immune System amid the COVID19
Author : Bijay Kumar Baidya and Priyanjani Sethy

ABSTRACT The whole world is suffering from an ongoing global pandemic i.e. Covid-19. Though there is no development of any vaccine yet so good immune system becomes the only option to tackle the disease. The perfect immune system can be ob...