Manohar Bablo Sankalkar, a 63-year-old farmer from Quitla, Aldona, reminisces about the traditional way of farming ...

IT has been said—and the statement is very generally true—that in most soils the crop yield is more affected by the weather than by manuring and cultivation. For this reason it is necessary to ...

Integrating agroecological principles can make agriculture part of the climate solution, mitigating greenhouse gas emissions ...

From the most ancient times, of which there are any records, the manuring of a field has been an important part of cultivation. We may now inquire whether the excrements of animals are all of a ...

Harish Kurup, a 54-year-old engineer in HSR Layout, enjoys gifting and receiving plant saplings from loved ones. Despite soil ...

It is used as a green manuring crop. Black gram is one of the most important pulses of India. Black gram is also known as “Urad” in India. It is the main component of Papad, idly and Dosa. It is used ...

Turmeric is a part of Curcuma Long botanic group and it is a perennial herbaceous plant of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae). It is used as a seasoning, dye, drug with diverse applications and also ...

Chili (Capsicum annum L.) is a member of the Solanaceae family and is considered a vital vegetable cum spice, which is one of the most extensively cultivated crops worldwide. Morphologically, this is ...

It is also responsible for training students in improved methods of planting, cultivation, manuring and spraying. It is also responsible for the supply of technical advice to rubber growers and ...