The Performance of Arka Vegetable Special in Famed Udupi Mattu Gulla – a GI Tagged Brinjal
Mr. Roshan Mattu S/o Shankar R Kodian, 30 years old young farmer from Mattu Village, Udupi Taluk of Udupi District raised half acre of Udupi Mattu Gulla brinjal at his field during rabi season 2020-21. After knowing the benefits of Arka Vegetable Special from the demonstrations conducted at Mattu by IIHR scientists (Dr. D. Kalaivanan […]
Embryogenic Cell Suspensions for Mass Multiplication of Banana
Banana cv Elakki bale (AB) is one of the commercially grown cultivars in southern parts of India. Due to its low multiplication rate, the commercial propagation using apical meristems is unable to meet the growing demand for planting material. The large scale micropropagation of elakki bale using embryogenic cell suspension (ECS) has been developed (one […]
Scientists of The Institute Successfully Completed Remote Pilot Course
Under the Agri-Drone project of the institute, two scientific personnel, Dr. Santosh S. Mali, Senior Scientist (SWCE) and Dr. Pawan Jeet, Scientist (SWCE), successfully completed the ‘Remote Pilot Course’approved by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). Both the scientists are now eligible to fly the drones classified under the ‘Rotorcraft VLOS’ category. The course […]