ICAR Sponsored Winter School on Floriculture Culminates, Transmute Floriculture into Floribusiness: PAU Expert to Trainees

The ICAR sponsored 21-day Winter School on “Approaches for Doubling Farmer’s Income Through Viable Avenues in Floriculture,” organized by the Department of Floriculture and Landscaping, culminated at the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU). The guests, faculty, participants, research fellows and the students were apprised of varied aspects of floriculture through lectures and field visits to different […]

1st Pomegranate Consignment from ICAR-NRC on Pomegranate USA

ICAR-National Research Centre on Pomegranate, Solapur, initiated the first sea shipment of 12.6 tonnes of irradiated pomegranate fruits from India to the USA in collaboration with Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority, New Delhi, National Plant Protection Organization, New Delhi, Maharashtra State Agriculture Marketing Board, Government of Maharashtra, and INI Farms Pvt. Ltd […]

National Science Day Observed as ‘Open Day’ by ICAR-NRCB

ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli, hosted an ‘Open Day,’ to mark the celebration of National Science Day to promote science and technology, with the focal theme ‘Indigenous Technologies for Viksit Bharat’, today. Dr. P. Paramaguru, Dean, Horticultural College and Research Institute for Women, Tiruchirappalli, was the Chief Guest to the programme. Dr. R. Selvarajan, […]

The First-Ever Captive Spawning and Larval Production of Bengal Yellowfin Seabream

Bengal yellowfin seabream, (Acanthopagrus datnia) a member of the Sparidae family, is a popular white tender meat in the Bay of Bengal region. The demand and market price of this product are significantly high, reaching Rs. 300-400/kg. The lack of quality seeds hindered its aquaculture expansion, limiting its cultivation to traditional Bheries of West Bengal. […]