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Volume : 2, Article : 5
Integrated duckweed cum fish culture practice in CIFA
Author : Sumit Mallick and Siddhant Boruah

ABSTRACT India continues research to find a use for one of its least coveted resources: the 15 million cubic meters of sewage it generates every day. An experimental plant that has been in operation since 1994 processes sewage with aquatic...

Volume : 2, Article : 6
Role of conservation agriculture for sustainable crop production
Author : Sunil Kumar, P Smriti Rao, Sunil Kumar, R A Yadav, Y K Singh, Ram Pyare and Vipin Patel

ABSTRACT Natural resources, biodiversity, and labour are all conserved through conservation agriculture. It promotes soil water availability, reduces heat and drought stress, and improves soil health over time. Conservation agriculture (CA...

Volume : 2, Article : 7
Sensor-Based Nutrient Management Techniques
Author : Brijesh Yadav , Lal Chand Malav, D.K. Yadav, Mahaveer Nogiya, Abhishek Jangir, R. L. Meena, R. S. Meena and B. L. Mina

ABSTRACT The demand for food is increasing day by day to feed the ever-growing population. To meet this demand, farmers are continuously applying nutrients in an excess amount, which leads to poor soil health, low crop yield, and other env...

Volume : 2, Article : 8
Soilless farming: A worthwhile effort towards smart agriculture
Author : Arti Kumari, Ashutosh Upadhyaya, Pawan Jeet, Ved Prakash, Akram Ahamed and Kirti Saurabh

ABSTRACT Soilless farming is an emerging concept towards smart agriculture, which refers to the efficient management of agricultural farms using modern information and communication technologies to increase the quantity and quality of agri...

Volume : 2, Article : 9
Remote sensing and GIS for Real-time Resource Management: An Advanced Touch in Sustainable Agriculture
Author : Basavaraj Biradar, Manjanagouda S. Sannagoudar and Vanitha S. Khandibagur

ABSTRACT Remote sensing and GIS technologies help in generating a state-of-the-art informatics-capturing the variability and vulnerability of soil resources. Thematic maps are thus essential for monitoring and quantifying change over time ...

Volume : 2, Article : 10
Introduction of Saffron in Higher Hills of Himalayan Region of Uttarakhand for Higher Returns
Author : Tarun Uniyal, Vishwas Maheshwari and Pankaj Nautiyal

ABSTRACT Saffron is an important cash crop of Kashmir valley and it has practical domination of saffron cultivation in India as a valuable industrial/medicinal product, but since last few years the productivity and exports of this crop hav...

Volume : 2, Article : 11
Rice-Fallows: Potential Areas to Augment National Food Basket
Author : Smruti Ranjan Padhan, Soumya Ranjan Padhan and Sibanand Darjee

ABSTRACT Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is the predominant kharif (rainy season) crop in India. The eastern parts of the country comprise majority of the acreage under rice, where substantial area remains vacant after harvest of rice crop during r...

Volume : 3, Article : 1
Agricultural News Updates January 2022
Author : Aiswarya S. and Bhagirath Das

Highlight  ü  DFPD issues uniform specifications for procurement of fortified rice stocks ü  NABARD join hands with ESAF Bank aiming local economic development ü  Over 1 crore unorganised workers regist...

Volume : 3, Article : 2
Fisheries News Updates January 2022
Author : Meenatchi. S, Abuthagir Iburahim. S, Anjali Kumari, Chanikya Naidu Bezawada, Chellamanimegalai.P, Dhanalakshmi. M, Abhijit Mallik, and Asha T. Landge

Highlights ➔      CIFT awarded green refrigeration project ➔      World Soil Day: December 5 ➔      Dam Safety Bill in India ➔    &nb...

Volume : 3, Article : 3
MALDI-TOF MS: A Novel Tool for Rapid Detection of Plant Pathogens
Author : Nishmitha K and Chaithra M

ABSTRACT Plant disease caused by phytopathogen leads to substantial yield and economic loss. Rapid and accurate identification of the pathogen is necessary to implement control measures. Conventionally, plant pathogens are identified using...