ICAR Sponsored Winter School on Advances in Vedic, Natural and Organic Farming in Relation to Pest and Disease Management under Climate Change

Background: Agriculture is faced with array of challenges including loss of biodiversity, chemical contamination of soils, plant pests and diseases, all of which can directly compromise plant productivity and health under the influence of climate-related events such as drought, flood, hailstorms etc. On the other hand, agricultural intensification is expected to enhance to satisfy the […]

Annual Flower Crops and Pollinator’s Conservation

ICAR-Directorate of Floricultural Research, Pune conducted a Field Day on 23rd February 2024, Pune  the theme ‘Annual Flower Crops and Pollinator’s Conservation’. Dr. K.V. Prasad, Director, ICAR-DFR, Pune, emphasized the importance of annual flowers and their role in farm productivity using bee pollination. Dr. Prasad further added that the farmers are focusing on emulating the […]

PAU Workshop Focuses Plant Biodiversity Conservation and Utilization Effort’s

Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, hosted a significant workshop today focusing on “Plant Biodiversity: Conservation and Utilization”. The inaugural function, presided over by Dr SS Gosal, the Hon’ble Vice Chancellor of PAU, featured the distribution of Biodiversity Awards to ten farmers for their commendable efforts in conserving indigenous/traditional cultivars/landraces. Dr Gosal stressed the need for […]

Nostalgic Moment’s at 1st Alumni Meeting of the College of Horticulture and Forestry

Cheerful spirits, sweet reminiscences and cultural renaissance marked the 1st meet of the Alumni Association of the College of Horticulture and Forestry, Punjab Agricultural University today. Meeting, greeting, and reliving nostalgic moments spent at the college were the goals of this gathering. The oldest alumnus Dr APS Gill, former Professor of Floriculture and consultant APEDA-a […]

Gurdaspur Farmer’s Attend PAU’S Interactive Session on Rabi Crop’s Disease Management

The Farm Advisory Service Centre (FASC), Gurdaspur, in collaboration with the Department of Plant Pathology, PAU, Ludhiana, organized a Farmer-Scientist interaction attended by 90 farmers, focused on “Management of diseases in Rabi Crops” at Kotli Thabla village on January 25, 2024. Sh Rajinder Singh Bal, DES (Plant Pathology), FASC, Gurdaspur, welcomed the scientists and farmers, underscoring the […]

Farmer-Scientist Interaction at KVK Fatehghar Sahib Focuses on Integrated Management of Rabi Crop Diseases

Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Fatehgarh Sahib, in collaboration with the Department of Plant Pathology, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, successfully organized a Farmer-Scientist Interaction programme on January 24, 2024, under the leadership of Dr Vipan Kumar Rampal, Associate Director (Training). The event was attended by 45 farmers from various villages and aimed at addressing the […]