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Volume : 4, Article : 3
Vermicomposting for Production of Organic Manure at Farmers’ Field of Arunachal Pradesh
Author : Ampee Tasung , Bhoben Pait, Lohit K Bhaishya, Thejangulie Angami, Raghuveer Singh, Mamoni Chetia, Rajesh Khan

ABSTRACT Vermicomposting is a system that decomposes organic waste using worms; Eisenia fetida to produce vermicompost. Vermicompost has higher nutrients and beneficial microorganism that enhances crop yield and improves soil properties ...

Volume : 4, Article : 4
Transgenic approach: A Novel Technique for Enhancing Nutritional Traits in Plants
Author : Shashi Meena , Sheel Yadav, Ruchi Bansal, Sukumar Taria & Shivani Nagar

ABSTRACT Plants are the main source of nutrition in the human diet, as is well known. However, several vital vitamins and minerals are missing from all of our major food crops. Despite the fact that a varied diet can provide sufficient n...

Volume : 4, Article : 5
Good agricultural practices (GAP) for restoration of productivity of waterlogged saline soil after installation of subsurface drainage (SSD)
Author : Bhaskar Narjary, Raj Mukhopadhyay, Satyendra Kumar and D.S. Bundela

ABSTRACT Subsurface drainage (SSD) technology is effective in controlling water logging and salinity. SSD technology reclaims waterlogged saline soil within 3-4 year period. In this manuscript we have discussed agricultural practices req...

Volume : 4, Article : 6
Liquid Urea: A Fertilizer for 21st Century
Author : Lagudu Yamuna, Pankaj Nautiyal, Chitrangad Singh Raghav

ABSTRACT Liquid urea is cheaper than granular urea and may also be used for enhancing abiotic stress tolerance. The liquid nano urea consists of a higher surface area because of the lesser size of the nanoparticle and high reactivity and...

Volume : 4, Article : 7
Traditional Rice: As functional food
Author : J. Poornima Jency and R. Sangeetha Vishnuprabha

ABSTRACT Rice is the chief food crop of India dominating the Indian economy widely. Though there are a numerous commercial varieties of rice released from many research institutes of the country, the rural villagers still have the habit ...

Volume : 4, Article : 8
Use of modern tools for characterization of salt affected soil
Author : Bhaskar Narjary, Arijit Barman, Raj Mukhopadhyay and Satyendra Kumar

ABSTRACT To achieve land degradation neutrality (LDN) targets of Government of India (GoI) i.e. restoration of 26 Mha land by 2030, soil salinity monitoring, development and its severity assessment is very much important to quantify its ...

Volume : 4, Article : 9
Research Institute–Cooperatives Linkage: An approach for transferring fisheries technologies
Author : Sajesh.V.K

ABSTRACT Cooperatives have a prominent role in the growth and development of rural India. They can act as the platform for technology dissemination by forging linkage with research institutes and creating an enabling environment by conve...

Volume : 4, Article : 10
Application of Nanotechnology in Plant Nutrition Studies
Author : Sona Kumar, Priya Bhattacharya, Arkaprava Roy, Abhishek Das and Suhita Pyne

ABSTRACT Agriculture is facing a number of difficulties, including the effects of the changing climate and environmental problems like runoff and eutrophication caused by the overuse of chemical fertilisers. To address the needs of the e...

Volume : 4, Article : 11
Fixation of Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) of pesticides
Author : Anup Kumar, Sujan Majumder, Vikas Kumar, Deepak Upadhyay, Brijesh Kumar Mehta, Shashi Kumara P

ABSTRACT Maximum residue limits (MRLs) or maximum permissible limits are the maximum residues of pesticides which is safe and authorized on a food commodity. These limits are commodity specific and also vary for raw and processed product...

Volume : 4, Article : 12
Plasticulture: Efficient water management techniques for improving agricultural productivity
Author : Bhaskar Narjary , Raj Mukhopadhyay and Satyendra Kumar

ABSTRACT The conventional water application method and water lost in the distribution network result in a wide gap in irrigation water productivity in India; it is only 40- 60% of the world`s average. About 60% of water is lost in the co...