ICAR-CRIJAF and ICAR-NBSSLUP Regional Centre, Kolkata organised Awareness cum Training Programme on Enhancing Production in Jute Based Cropping System through Efficient Nutrient Management
ICAR-NBSSLUP Regional Centre, Kolkata in collaboration with ICAR-CRIJAF organized Awareness cum Training Programme on Enhancing Production in Jute Based Cropping System through Efficient Nutrient Management on 22-23 March, 2023. at ICAR-CRIJAF campus, Barrackpore. The main objective of the training programme organized under SCSP was to create awareness among the SC farmers for scientific, judicial and […]
Sisal Based Integrated Farming System
Integrated Farming System in Sisal Plantation can be adopted successfully as a profitable venture in Tribal and Drought Prone areas for employment generation, enhancing farm income and sustainable agriculture. The efficient use of available resources will help in generating adequate income due to integration of various farm enterprises and recycling of crop residue and by […]
New High Yielding Groundnut Varieties Developed
A new groundnut variety, Raj Mungfali-3 (RG 559-3)’, was released in 2016 by the Central Sub Committee on Crop Standards, Release and Notification of Varieties, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India for cultivation in kharif season (June–October) in the states of Rajasthan, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh of India (Zone I). ‘Raj Mungfali-3 is a Virginia […]
Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) to Minimize Aflatoxin Contamination in Groundnut
Groundnut is an important oilseed and ancillary food crop. India has the largest peanut growing area in the world and is the second largest producer after China. Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh are the major groundnut growing states of India and together account for about 90% of the national […]
One Day Training on “Management and Care of Horticultural Crops”
The ICAR-Research Complex for Eastern Region at its Ranchi Centre organized one day training programme on “Management and Care of Horticultural Crops” on 27th March, 2023. The programme was sponsored by the ICAR-AICRP on Fruits (SCSP). The training programme was formulated by seeing the opportunity and interest of SC farmers for establishment of new fruit […]
Nutrient Management for Dendrobium Orchid Cultivation
Dendrobium cv. Singapore White is an epiphytic orchid cultivated commercially for cut flower purpose. The performance of this orchid in response to the different nutrient concentrations was evaluated at the Central Horticultural Experiment Station of ICAR- Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Chetalli in Kodagu district of Karnataka. Kodagu harbors about 75 species of native orchids […]
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 […]
Training Cum Exposure Visit of Skilled Support Staff of ICAR-IIRR on March 28,2023
Training cum Exposure visit of Skilled Support Staff of ICAR-IIRR on March 28,2023 to College Farm – College of Agriculture, PJTSAU Rajendranagar, Hyderabad Training cum Exposure visit of Skilled Support Staff (SSS) of ICAR-IIRR to College Farm, College of Agriculture, PJTSAU Rajendranagar, Hyd, was organized on March, 28, 2023 as part of the institute’s HRD […]