Farmers now can buy seeds directly from Pusa Seed Sales Counter inaugurated in New Delhi
20 January 2023, New Delhi: The newly built “Pusa Seed Sales Counter” at the Seed Production Unit of Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa,
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Innovative digital seed portal of ICAR-IIWBR
11 January 2023, New Delhi: During the 2020 global pandemic situation, an online Seed Portal (iiwbrseed.in) was developed by ICAR-IIWBR, Karnal to
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Climate and Soil requirement for Cultivating Sorghum in Kharif
07 January 2023, New Delhi: Sorghum requires warm conditions but it can be grown under a wide range of climates. It is also widely grown in temperate
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Seed treatment for the cultivation of Sorghum in Kharif
06 January 2023, New Delhi: Treat the seed with 5 gm Imidacloprid 70 WS + 2 g Carbendazim (Bavistin) per kg of sorghum
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Fertilizers application for the cultivation of Sorghum in Kharif
06 January 2023, New Delhi: Fertilizers must be used based on soil type as mentioned below. For light soils and low rainfall areas: Apply 30 kg N, 30 kg P2O5, and 20
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Latest high yielding varieties of Kharif Sorghum for Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and other states
06 January 2023, New Delhi: Below mentioned are high-yielding varieties/hybrids of Kharif Sorghum for cultivating in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, and
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Sowing time and seed rate for the cultivation of Sorghum in Kharif
06 January 2023, New Delhi: Plowing is required once in summer followed by 2-3 harrowings. Thereafter, around 8-10 tonnes of farm yard manure (FYM) per ha need to be incorporated. Soil application of Phorate or Thimate @ 8-10 kg/ha is recommended at the time of sowing. Sowing time for the cultivation
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Indian farmers may get 13 GM crops in future
31 December 2022, New Delhi: Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and universities under it are working on developing GM crops since 2006
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India ‘deeply engaged’ in developing GM seeds for 13 crops
29 December 2022, New Delhi: Indian institutions are ″deeply engaged″ in the development Of genetically modified seeds for 13 crops, including rice,
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IARI develops new Climate Smart drought resistant Chickpea variety Pusa JG 16
15 December 2022, New Delhi: Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, in collaboration with its partners Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya (JNKVV) Jabalpur, Rajmata
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