Groundnut (ArachishypogaeaL.) is an important oilseed crop in India, which is known as “king of oil seeds” or “wonder nut” or “poor man’s cashew nut”. Being a leguminous crop, Groundnut is often included in crop rotation as it fixes atmospheric nitrogen. Groundnut is one of the most important cash crops and dominant annual crop widely …
INTRODUCTION In each state SAMETI was created for the capacity building of field level extension functionaries [1]. The mandate of SAMETI is to strengthen the capacity extension staff and orient them to the ATMA scheme [2]. SAMETI have been quite useful in imparting need-based training to the farmers and extension officials. During the project period …
Introduction Balanced diet is not accessible to a large population of the world, particularly of developing countries. In India malnutrition is a major health problem, which is responsible for about 40-50% of infant death [1]. Micronutrient malnutrition poses a serious threat to the health of vulnerable groups of population. Food based strategies are one of …
Introduction Linseed or flax (Linum usitatissimum) is a multipurpose crop grown in many food, feed, fibre, and industry environments. The availability of diverse germplasm of characterization data and evaluation data is of greatest importance to realize the potential of flax in agriculture. The fibre from flax is a widely used and valuable raw material for …
INTRODUCTION Banana (Musa spp.) belongs to the family Musaceae is the top most important fruit crop in India with highest production and it is a very important staple food source in the world. However, many fungal and viral diseases affect its cultivation and like panama wilt and BBT viruses are threat for both commercial cultivation …
1. INRODUCTION Finger millet is one of the most important small millets crop grown in large areas of the developing world especially in Africa and Asia. It has the ability to produce higher yield than other crops under multiple stresses such as drought, soil acidity and land marginality. Moreover, it has high nutritional value and …
Introduction Sweet corn is one of the most popular forms of maize. Noyes Darling of New Haven, Connecticut, was the first breeder and seed producer to develop a hybrid. Sweet corn production did not commence on a wide scale until the turn of the twentieth century. Although the plant had been known in Europe …
INTRODUCTION Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the most versatile emerging crop shaving wider adaptability under varied agro-climatic conditions. Globally, maize is known as queen of cereals because it has the highest genetic yield potential among the cereals [1-4]. It is cultivated on nearly 190 m ha in about 165 countries having wider diversity …
An Economics Analysis on Production of Maize in Serchhip District, Mizoram, India Read More »
Introduction Being introduced for prevention of soil erosion, Cashew (Anacadium occidentale L.) gained status of one of the commercial dollar earning crop in India. Cashew occupied an area of 10.62 lakh hectares with total annual yield of 8.17 lakh metric tons for year 2017-18 with a poor productivity of 753kg/ha (DCCD, Kochi, Kerala). Being one …
INTRODUCTION Maize is one of the most essential fodder crops, particularly for milch animals. The crop is grown in over 0.9 million ha in different parts of the country throughout the year. It is a C4 plant having high fodder production capacity in a short duration. The maize plant provides excellent fodder for livestock, particularly …
Genetic diversity studies in Forage Maize (Zea mays L.) for Green Fodder Yield Read More »
