Day: March 26, 2023

113th All India Farmers’Fair and Agro-Industrial Exhibition

Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar popularly known as Habinger of Green Revolution in India wasdedicated to the Nation in 1960 by Late Pt.Jawahar Lal Neheru,the first Prime Minister of independent India,to promote agricultural education in the country. Since then, the University is catering to the needs of the society by imparting […]

Integrated Nutrient Management Model Sugarcane

Sugarcane being a heavy feeder and long duration crop suffers from persistent nutrient unbalance due to gap between nutrient removal and application. The crop is long duration and nutrient exhaustive. The depleting soil health and crop productivity in the sugarcane cultivating area of subtropical states namely Uttar Pradesh. Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand and Bihar are a […]

Weather Based Technology for Production of Winter Maize in Bihar

Maize, popularly known as”Corn”,which is also called,”Queen of Cereals”is very important crop.Bihar is a prominent state for maize production in India.Being a C4 plant,it has high potential of converting solar energy into food energy.It is an important crop for a large population around the world.Millions of people use maize as food, feed and industrial raw […]

A way of Nitrogen Management to Reduce Nitrate Contamination in Subsurface Waters

Recharge from precipitation and irrigation Pumping of large volumes of water from aquifers has occurs each year. If the groundwater is not recharged periodically, the water table fall. Recharge occurs when precipitation is more than required in root zone. The water which enters the soil surface, passes via the root zone, and slowly percolates to […]

Success Stories of Rajendra Agricultural University

After the devastating flood due to breach in the embankment of Kosi River, the Rajendra Agricultural University took an initiative to restore the agricultural activities in the flood affected zone. A two tier committee was constituted to collect soil samples and assessment of possibility for growing crops in different soil situations of six districts namely […]

Center for Start Up Facilitation

Introduction For past few years in the context of Indian agricultural landscape there is the emergence of Agri-incubators for facilitating and promoting new enterprises with innovative business ideas. This context of developing agri-business ecosystem in various agricultural and its allied sectors and unleashing innovation and agri-preneurship has received special emphasis from Central government as well […]

New Initiatives of RPCAU

Boat based solar pumping system: An irrigation system operated by solar energy is being developed for irrigation to the diara/ dhab land of Bihar. The system comprising of submersible pump will river water to the adjoining diara/ dhab land which remain thirsty of irrigation water for the entire crop period. Laghu Sinchai Yantra: This drum […]

Mushroom Production Technology

The university organizes training programmes on Mushroom Production Technology, regularly. Training programmes are being organized for the farmers as well as enterpreneurs. Interested persons from any corner of the country can participate. The training programmes cover following activities through practicals wherever required. Production, Protection, Crop Management of Oyster, Button, and Dudhia mushroom through practicals  Production, Protection, Crop Management […]

Impact of The Technologies Developed by The University

The crop production technologies and new high yielding improved varieties developed by the university have helped increasing agril. production. For spread of the high yielding crop varieties, university produces and supplied every year about 6500 to 7,000 quintals seeds of improved varieties of rice, millets and pulses to the farming community. This has helped to […]