Tag: Varities
Govt keen to promote traditional seed varieties: Agri Secretary Dr Devesh...
Champion farmers, seed saviors and state representatives, from 10 states including Tamil Nadu and Odisha, displayed the indigenous seeds and shared their success
ICRISAT hosts policy dialogue to address critical issues in India’s pulse...
The dialogue was part of the CGIAR's Seed Equal Research Initiative, which seeks to deliver quality seeds of improved crop varieties through national partnerships
New discovery in peanut defense mechanisms offers hope for disease resistance
This study offers insights that will be pivotal for breeding groundnut varieties that are fully resistant to Aspergillus infection in the future
BARC develops new mutant varieties of crops & vegetables
The major desirable traits in these crops developed by the Baba Atomic Research Centre include higher yield, seed size, improved agronomic and quality traits, early maturity and stress tolerance..............
Indian breakthrough in arhar holds promise
The scientists from the International Crop Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropic (ICRISAT) have identified the genes responsible for the two commonest diseases adversely affecting the pigeon pea yield..............
Mission fingerling to achieve blue revolution, says govt
The fish fingerling production by the government of India is the single most important critical input visualised to achieve fish production targets under the blue revolution...........