Central Horticultural Experiment Station, ICAR-IIHR Bhubaneswar Organized Skill Training Programme on “Commercial Nursery Raising of Horticultural Crops”
Central Horticultural Experimental Station (CHES), ICAR-Indian Institute Horticultural Research (IIHR), Bhubaneswar organized one-day Skill Training programme on ‘Commercial nursery raising of horticultural crops’ for the farmers of Koraput and Nabarangpur district of Odisha on 24th March 2023 under DBT funded Biotech-Kisan project. Dr P Srinivas, Head I/C of CHES, IIHR Bhubaneswar highlighted the commercial aspects […]
Success Story of Baby Corn Hybrid HM 4
Baby corn plays a significant role in ensuring livelihood security and augmenting income level of farmers in peri-urban areas. HM 4 possess all the desirable traits of an ideal baby corn hybrid. Its cultivation is gaining momentum in nearby areas of cities. This single cross hybrid has an attractive creamish to light yellow colour with […]
Identification and Management of Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda)
What is fall armyworm? Fall armyworm (FAW) Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a destructive pest native to Americas, recently invaded India and presently causing economic damage in maize. The incidence of this pest was first observed in Shivamogga, Karnataka on 18th May 2018. FAW was later reported in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, […]
Online Interview for One Position of Junior Research Fellow under DST-SERB Project
Online Interview for one position of Junior Research Fellow under DST-SERB Project (PI – Dr. Abhijit Kumar Das, Sr. Scientist) will be conducted at this Institute on the date(s)/time and venue and other details shown below on contractual basis and co-terminus with the project/scheme. The eligible and interested candidates may send their applications to abhijit.iimr@gmail.com. […]
Engagement of Young Professional-i At Icar-iimr, Winter Nursery Centre, Hyderabad
Applications are invited for engagement of Young Professional-l purely on contractual basis and co-terminus with respective project at ICAR-IIMR, WNC, Hyderabad. The eligible candidates are requested to send their applications in the enclosed Performa along with scanned attested copies of the original documents through email to E-mail ID sunilneelam9@gmail.com at ICAR-IIMR, WNC, Hyderabad, so as […]
Improved Millets Production Technologies and Their Impact
A significant increase in food grain production in recent times made India a potential exporting country besides maintaining a buffer stock of 60 million tonnes. It was achieved through green revaluation. The major driving forces in achieving this was; introduction of high yielding production technologies like, high yielding variety (HYV) seeds, chemical fertilizers and intensive […]
Good Agronomic Practices for Higher Yield in Small Millets
Millets are a group of small grained cereals having nutritionally rich grains cultivated under poor soil fertility conditions and are low input demanding crops. They are staple crops in the semi-arid tropics and largely found in low rainfall receiving areas, and consequently assume larger position in sustainable agriculture and nutritional security in the drylands. Most […]
Global Millets (Shree Anna) Conference, New Delhi
Sh. Narendra Modi, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India inaugurated the Global Millets (Shree Anna) Conference in New Delhi at Subramaniam Hall, NASC Complex, IARI Campus, PUSA New Delhi on 18 March, 2023 at 11 AM. Based on India’s proposal, the year 2023 was declared as the International Year of Millets (IYM) by the United Nations […]
Technologies for Quality Seed Production in Castor
Castor (Ricinus communis), is an important industrial crop with 45-55% oil and a unique fatty acid, ricinoleic acid (80-93% of oil). Castor oil and its derivatives are used in the manufacture of several industrial products like lubricants, medicine, laxatives, nail polishes, paintings etc. India accounts for 69% of the world’s castor area and 85% of […]
Training on value addition in Oilseeds
A training programme was organized on value addition in oilseeds under the ABI incubation UNIT ON 28.02.2023 and 03.03.2023 to around 110 participants comprising of District Project Managers and Assistants. Project managers of Society for Eradication of Rural Poverty, Telangana of NRCM, RC, NIRDPR. Hands on experience training towards crushing of edible oils was imparted […]