Vegetable Soybean Variety Swarna Vasundhara: An Opportunity for Agri-Business
Vegetable soybean is an important leguminous vegetable whose green pods are harvested when the seeds fill 80-90 % of the pod width. Vegetable soybeans differ from the grain soybeans in respect of their large sized seeds, higher levels of sugars, more than seventy-five per cent 2-and 3-seeded pods, grey pubescence and bright green pod and […]
Released and Notification of Three Climate Resilient Rice Varieties “Swarna Purvi Dhan 1, Swarna Purvi Dhan 2 and Swarna Shusk Dhan”
Three climate resilient rice varieties namely “Swarna Purvi Dhan 1”, “Swarna Purvi Dhan 2” and “Swarna Shusk Dhan” have been developed by ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna and released & notified by the Central Sub-Committee on Crop Standards, Notification and Release of Varieties for Agricultural Crops, Govt. ofIndia (notification number S.O. 1056 (E) […]
One Day Training on “Management and Care of Horticultural Crops”
The ICAR-Research Complex for Eastern Region at its Ranchi Centre organized one day training programme on “Management and Care of Horticultural Crops” on 27th March, 2023. The programme was sponsored by the ICAR-AICRP on Fruits (SCSP). The training programme was formulated by seeing the opportunity and interest of SC farmers for establishment of new fruit […]
A Brief Report on Visit of His Excellency, the Governor of Bihar to ICAR-RCER, Research Centre for Makhana Darbhanga
His Excellency, the Governor of Bihar Shri Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar jee made a brief visit to the ICAR-RCER, Research Centre for Makhana, Darbhanga on March 26, 2023. The Honorable Governor was accompanied by the District Magistrate of Darbhanga Shri Rajeev Raushan, Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly (Darbhanga Sadar) Shri Sanjay Saraogi, Project Director, ATMA, Darbhanga […]
Visit of Secretary, DARE and DG, ICAR to ICAR-RCER, Patna
Hon’ble Secretary, Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE) and Director General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Dr. Himanshu Pathak visited ICAR-Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna on 27th Feb, 2023. He was warmly welcomed by Director of the institute Dr. Anup Das. Dr. Pathak interacted with all the Scientists, Administrative and Technical staffs […]
Dr. T. R. Sharma, DDG (Crop Science) Visited ICAR – IGFRI, Southern Regional Research Station, Dharwad
The Deputy Director General (Crop Science), Dr. T. R. Sharma visited ICAR-IGFRI,Southern Regional Research Station, Dharwad on 02-02- 2023. He was accompanied by the Hon’ble Vice chancellor of UAS Dharwad, Dr. P. L. Patil and Director of Research Dr. B. D. Biradar. The team interacted with the scientists and staff of the station and were […]
Technology and Machinery Demonstration Meet Cum Farmer’s Fair Organized at ICARIGFRI, Jhansi
ICAR-Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi, (Uttar Pradesh) organized a one-day Technology and Machinery Demonstration Meet cum Farmer’s Fair on 01 March, 2023. Program was inaugurated in the presence of Chairman Dr. A. Chandra (Director, ICAR-IGFRI, Jhansi), Chief Guest Dr. Pulak Mohan Pandey (Director, BIET, Jhansi),Special Guest Dr. A. Arunachalam (Director, ICAR-CAFRI, Jhansi), Dr. […]
Spatio-Temporal Expression Pattern of Raffinose Synthase Genes Determine the levels of Raffinose Family Oligosaccharides in Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) Seed
Raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFOs) which are present across the plant kingdom, are known to have important physiological functions in plants. However, the presence of RFOs in legumes causes flatulence, hence are considered antinutrients. Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is a rich source of protein, calories, essential fatty acids, vitamins (mainly tocopherol and niacin), and minerals (like […]
IIAB Ranchi Hosts Exposure Visit to Girl Students from Gumla
ICAR – Indian Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology (ICAR-IIAB), Garhkhatanga, Ranchi hosted 57 girl students of class nine and class eleven of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Masaria Dam, Gumla and their three teachers on March 13, 2023. The exposure visit was organized by the Institute as knowledge partner under Vigyan Jyoti programme promoted by Dept. of Science […]
Nutrient Management for Dendrobium Orchid Cultivation
Dendrobium cv. Singapore White is an epiphytic orchid cultivated commercially for cut flower purpose. The performance of this orchid in response to the different nutrient concentrations was evaluated at the Central Horticultural Experiment Station of ICAR- Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Chetalli in Kodagu district of Karnataka. Kodagu harbors about 75 species of native orchids […]