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Volume : 3, Article : 5
Farm Mechanisation 2.0: The Future of Indian Agriculture
Author : M. Ravikishore, P. Supriya and K. Rama Subbaiah

  ABSTRACT Mechanization is crucial in the context of the growing commercialization of agriculture. The application of farm machineries is increasing continuously in Indian Agriculture as it contributed to the increase in productivit...

Volume : 3, Article : 6
Nitrification Inhibitors in Mitigating Nitrous Oxide Emission from Different Agro-ecosystems in India
Author : Immanuel C Haokip, M. Homeshwari Devi, Pradip Dey, Ampee Tasung, and Dhiraj Kumar

  ABSTRACT Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a greenhouse gas which is 273 times more potent in global warming than CO2 and agriculture contributes more than two third of its emission. Reducing its emission is a challenge to modern intensive ag...

Volume : 3, Article : 7
Subterranean Fishes
Author : Dhanalakshmi. M, Shivkumar, Rinkesh N. Wanjari, Asha T Landge and Abuthagir Iburahim. S

  ABSTRACT Fishes that live or occur in deep underground places are known as "subterranean." The first and only known specimen of a cavefish is found in the Ming Dynasty stone epigraph from Alugu Cave in China`s Yunnan Province. To t...

Volume : 3, Article : 8
Genomic Selection: Tool for Speedy Crop Improvement
Author : Harshitha, B.S, Bhargavi, H.A, Nandakumar, S, Hemavati Ranebennur and Nayan Deepak, G

ABSTRACT Genomic selection accelerates the breeding effort and improves genetic gain by selecting superior genotypes based on genome-wide predictions. Whole-genome prediction models, which estimate all marker effects across all loci, are a...

Volume : 3, Article : 9
The Government Schemes for Financial Assistance and Support to Farmers for Income Augmentation
Author : Mounika Akula, Nirmala Bandumula and Santosha Rathod

  ABSTRACT The central government as well as all state governments implemented income support schemes to bring out farmers from farm distress, boost the production, and stimulate growth of the agriculture sector, through providing ti...

Volume : 3, Article : 10
Biofortification: Raising Our Defenses against Malnutrition
Author : Harshitha, B.S, Bhargavi, H.A, Gayathri, M, Hemavati Ranebennur and Nayan Deepak, G

  ABSTRACT Amid the growing population, malnutrition and hidden hunger are the major concerns. To address global malnutrition and hidden hunger, there are four ways i.e., dietary diversity, food fortification, biofortification and su...

Volume : 3, Article : 1
Agriculture Current Affairs: December 2022
Author : Compiled by: Bitan Mondal, Arti and Subrata Gorain

Highlights: ü  Pullampara declared first fully digitally literate panchayat ü  Paddy Procurement Up by 12 % to 170.53 Lakh Tonnes till October ü  Narendra Singh Tomar launches portal on natural farming &uum...

Volume : 3, Article : 2
Fisheries Current Affairs: December 2022
Author : Kamil Akamad.D, Vidhya.V, Dhanalakshmi. M, Meenatchi, Asha Landge, Abuthagir Iburahim.S, Chanikya Naidu

National News Highlights ·         National Fisheries Development Board bags ‘India Agribusiness Awards 2022’ ·         Over 7.50 la...

Volume : 3, Article : 3
Role of Biostimulants in Nutrient Uptake and Plant Growth
Author : Neha Khardia, Sonal Sharma, Anuj Saraswat and Hansa Kumawat

  ABSTRACT The application of fertilizer in today’s agriculture is incredibly ineffective; a huge amount of the applied fertilizer is lost, which degrades the environment. Enhancing crop nutrient uptake through the use of biost...

Volume : 3, Article : 4
Biotechnological Approaches to Control Weeds
Author : Mausmi Rastogi, Shikhar Verma and Vikash Singh

  ABSTRACT In most farmlands, herbicides are used for weed control. Overuse and misuse of herbicides, along with a lack of novel active compounds, have resulted in herbicide-resistant weeds globally. Agriculture needs new weed contro...