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Volume : 2, Article : 9
Aquaponics: Toward a Sustainable Multi-trophic Production of Fish and Vegetables
Author : Jaspreet Singh, Arpita Narayan, Md Imran Rafique, Kamal Sarma, Tarkeshwar Kumar, Ahirwal SK and Bharti V

ABSTRACT Aquaponics represents the bio-integration of hydroponics and aquaculture systems, where, fish, microbes , and plants grow together and form an eco-friendly aquatic environment. Aquaponics conserve the eco-biodiversity through sust...

Volume : 2, Article : 10
Coral Gardening: A novel technique to manage and conserve the degraded coral habitat
Author : Suman Nama and Sahina Akter

ABSTRACT Coral is the most spectacular underwater creation of nature. Aquarium enthusiasts are overexploiting the corals for aquarium. They use live rock, corals, and associated products to enhance marine aquaria`s aesthetics value. These ...

Volume : 2, Article : 11
Clay minerals for sustainable removal of heavy metals from contaminated water
Author : Raj Mukhopadhyay , Ram Kishor Fagodiya

ABSTRACT The indiscriminate use of synthetic chemicals like pesticides, fertilizer and herbicide in industries and crop fields contaminated the surface and groundwater bodies significantly. Clay minerals are widely available, natural and l...

Volume : 2, Article : 12
Farmer Producer Organizations: A Boon for Hill Farmers
Author : Gaurav Papnai, Pankaj Nautiyal, Renu Jethi, Neeraj Joshi and Varun Supyal

ABSTRACT Farming in hills is very difficult due to various reasons viz. small landholdings, lack of input availability, low productivity and production, shortage of labor, lack of post-harvest management, pitiable marketing linkages, and n...

Volume : 2, Article : 13
Climate-Smart Farmers: Success stories from Chandi Block of Nalanda
Author : N. Raju Singh, Anirban Mukherjee, P.K. Sundaram, Manisha Tamta, K.K. Rao, Abhay Kumar, J.S. Mishra and A.K. Choudhary

ABSTRACT Unprecedented climate change, together with its associated phenomena such as unpredictable rainfall, extreme temperatures, and so on, has become a major impediment to the agricultural sector`s overall development. Bihar is a leadi...

Volume : 2, Article : 14
Cockle Farming: An Approach to Enhance Fish Farmers Income
Author : Maibam Malemngamba Meitei, Soibam Ngasotter and Tachangliu Newmei

ABSTRACT With the advancement in aquaculture industry, there are many species emerged that can be a promising candidate for aquaculture practices. Among such candidates, cockles are one of them. Cockles are small edible marine bivalves pop...

Volume : 2, Article : 15
Real-time RT-PCR in SARS-CoV-2 detection: Issues affecting the results
Author : Gyanendra Kumar Patra, Jyoti Prakash Sahoo and Kailash Chandra Samal

ABSTRACT One of the technological solutions of the genomic age is the fluorescence-based, real-time, quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), which has become the preferred method for mRNA detection. A number ...

Volume : 1, Article : 24
Restoration of Soil Health for Sustainable Agriculture
Author : Priya Saini

ABSTRACT Soil is a critical resource that provides essential services for agricultural production, plant growth, biodiversity, carbon sequestration, animal habitation and environmental quality, which are very important for achieving the Na...

Volume : 1, Article : 29
Techniques used in Electrochemical Bio-sensing of Heavy Metal Ions
Author : Priya Saini

ABSTRACT Now a days heavy-metal pollution is a main concern, as their accumulative effects pose a major hazard to all components of the ecosystem. Most of these metals are carcinogens and are closely linked to several diseases due to free ...

Volume : 1, Article : 30
Advance Extraction Techniques for Pesticide Residues Determination in Soil Samples
Author : Priya Saini

ABSTRACT Nowadays, due to the increasing population demand of food is increasing and in order to satisfy it, pesticides are widely applied to control the quality and quantity of agricultural products. However, the presence of pesticide r...