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Volume : 1, Article : 1
Agricultural News Updates September 2020
Author : Bhagirath Das, Sougata Bhattacharjee, Aiswarya S, Suman Sen, Subrata Gorain, Debashis Paul,

ICAR launched “Krishi Megh” with “Accreditation Portal” & “Alumni Network Portal” Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar has inaugurated the “Krishi Megh&...

Volume : 1, Article : 2
The tale of fishing tourism and its growth fuelling aspects
Author : Suchismita Prusty, Suman Nama

ABSTRACT In recent years, artisanal fisheries face a severe problem due to a decline in income and job rate, which insecure their livelihood.  A new concept to address this challenge is sustainable fishing tourism, which diversifies t...

Volume : 1, Article : 3
Ayurvedic herbs and spices helps in Boosting our Immune System amid Covid-19
Author : Amit Lohar and Jayoti Majumder

ABSTRACT A novel corona virus disease (Covid-19) is pandemic and has caused illness to many people worldwide. There has also been an increase in the intake of immunity boosters; most of them being Ayurvedic remedies.  Though there is ...

Volume : 1, Article : 4
Herbicide options for cost-effective weed control and sustainable rice production in direct-seeded rice
Author : Suman Sen, Anannya Ghosh, Dibyendu Mondal, Rahul Sadhukhan, Debashis Roy and Koushik Paul

ABSTRACT Direct-seeded rice (DSR) is an emerging resource-saving rice production system alternative to puddled transplanted rice (TPR). However, yield variability due to severe weed infestations remains the major concern in DSR. Weeds outs...

Volume : 1, Article : 5
Sustainable agriculture: a path towards better future
Author : Shreya Das, Samanyita Mohanty, Gayatri Sahu, Sandipan Sarkar

ABSTRACT Under the changing agricultural scenario, there is a need to shift from production to profit oriented sustainable farming. The balance between economic return and environmental concern within the context of research for sustainabl...

Volume : 1, Article : 6
Strategies for Export Promotion of Popped Makhana in India
Author : Dhiraj K Singh, Ujjwal Kumar, Abhay Kumar, I. S. Singh

ABSTRACT Makhana is an aquatic cash crop largely cultivated in Bihar, Assam, Manipur, West Bengal, Tripura and Odisha states of India. In India, nearly 10,000 tonnes of popped makhana is produced, of which, Bihar contributes 85-90 per cent...

Volume : 1, Article : 7
Efficient and balanced fertilization: key to higher yield and better environment
Author : Umang Ahlawat, Anu, Priyanka, Vivek K. Singh, Vijay Sharma and Neelam Shekhawat

ABSTRACT The concept of balance fertilization is very simple and was in fact developed more than 150 years ago. Application of balanced fertilization is the key in enhancing nutrient use efficiency of the applied plant nutrients for mainta...

Volume : 1, Article : 8
Exploring the impact of COVID-19 in India with a gender lens
Author : Bhagirath Das and Poulami Ray

ABSTRACT The chaos shaped by the current pandemic has impacted all spheres of our life, and gender roles and norms are no exception to it. India’s performance, when it comes to Gender Equality, is not something worth mentioning and t...

Volume : 1, Article : 9
Seed production during summer reduces proportion of hard seeds in mung bean (Vigna radiata L.)
Author : Debashis Paul, S. K. Chakrabarty, Aniruddha Maity, Shahil Kumar

ABSTRACT Physical dormancy (often called as hardseededness), generally found in legumes such as mung bean, restricts the seeds to geminate at desired time. In mung bean, development of hard seeds involves the presence of a water-impermeabl...

Volume : 1, Article : 10
Role of Biotechnology in quality seeds-path towards improving livelihood and food security in India
Author : Monica Seles Allampalli, Laxmipreeya Behera and Kailash Ch. Samal

ABSTRACT Increasing the demand for the quality of seeds is one of the most economical and efficient inputs to agricultural development which can increase the yield potential of the crop. Therefore good quality seeds needed to enhance produ...