Farmer’s Feedback on Betelvine Hybrid Received
Farmers participatory evaluation of the Betelvine Hybrid was undertaken at Kurhe panache village, Bhusawal taluka, Jalagaon (Dist), Maharashtra to know the feedback of the farmers on the newly developed Betelvine Hybrid under ICAR-All India coordinated Research Project on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants & Betelvine (AICRP-MAP&B) by ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticulture Research (IIHR), Bengaluru. The hybrid, […]
Economic Empowerment of Tribal Women Through Improved Cultivation of Groundnut and Its Value Addition Under Tribal Sub Plan (TSP)
A progressive woman farmer named Paradi Chinnammi, w/o Tavitayya of Mettavalasa village used to cultivate Groundnut as a rainfed crop during Kharif season using seeds of local low-yielding varieties with indigenous un-improvised cultivation practices. From her one acre of landholding, she could hardly receive 3.0-3.5 quintals of produce categorized as very low productivity with a […]
“Hindi Pakhwada” Celebration in ICAR-DFR
ICAR-DFR celebrated “Hindi Pakhwada” from 14th September 2020 to 29th September 2020. Different competitions like Essay, Word writing related to flowers, Poem Recitation, and Rangoli Programme based on different themes were organized in which all the scientific, administrative, and temporary staff of ICAR-DFR, Pune participated. Owing to the ongoing pandemic situation, all programs were organized […]
Induced Breeding and Seed Production of Indigenous Minor Carp Labeo dyocheilus Labeo dero and Labeo pungusia
Labeo dyocheilus (McClelland) and Labeo dero (Hamilton, 1822) are important indigenous cold-water fish species, endemic to the Himalayas and inhabiting upland streams and rivers at an elevation of 400-800M. Breeding and seed production technology for both species has been developed by DCFR, Bhimtal. Water temperature ranging from 18-220C was found suitable for spawning and egg […]
Cashew Museum: An Impressive Showcase of the Crop in Entirety
Due to the perennial nature of cashew and their seasonality of production, providing field exposure on all aspects is difficult during a particular visit of farmers to the research organizations. This necessitated the need for a modern Plant Health Clinic/Museum (PHCM) on cashew with the help of modern information and communication technologies. This facility can provide a one-stop point […]
Techno Incubation Centre
Tuber crops are important sources of starch after cereals, besides being used as a staple or supplementary food. Being the crops with adaptability to wide range of soil, climate and environment of the tropics and sub tropics and requiring minimum agronomic input and care for growth, they can be very well fitted into the prevailing […]
Drip Fertigation: A Tool for higher Yield, Water and Nutrient Use Efficiency
Tobacco as a commercial crop has a unique place in India, as it generates a substantial amount of about Rs 23,318 crores to the national exchequer in terms of excise revenue and foreign exchange of Rs 6058 crores. Tobacco is grown under different agro-climatic conditions viz., monsoon and also in post rainy season under conserved […]
Gypsum for Reclamation of Sodic Soil
Following diagnostic procedures, application of 10-15 tons of gypsum per ha is applied followed by mixing of surface (10 cm) soil. Before gypsum is applied, the field is leveled and bunded, irrigation water is applied to leach down the salts. About 2.07 Mha sodic soils have been reclaimed using gypsum application technology. The reclaimed area […]
Mega Sheep Seed Project
The Mega Sheep Seed Project was started on 1st April 2009. The main objective of the project was the production of 80 breeding rams of each breed of sheep annually and to cover about 8000 breeding ewes using selected rams by the end of the XI plan. The project was sanctioned with four cooperating units […]
Breakthrough in Jute Retting by ICAR – CRIJAF through Genome Sequencing of Microbes of Microbial Retting Consortium
Dr. Gouranga Kar, Director of ICAR-CRIJAF, Barrackore mentioned that recently a breakthrough in jute retting has been achieved by scientists of ICAR – CRIJAF who have decoded the genome sequences of jute retting microbes by high throughput genome sequencing. The in-depth genomic analysis significantly revealed three different species of Bacillus constitute the consortium strains. The […]