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PS Gahlaut Shares Effective Weed Control Strategies for Maximizing Millet
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 29: In the ever-changing vista of modern agriculture, the quest for maximizing crop yield while minimizing resource input remains paramount. Millets, a highly varied group of nutrition rich grasses grown as course cereal crops around the world, face the perennial cha
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Potassium depletion in soil threatens worldwide food yields: Research
Updated : 2 years ago IST
According to recent research by scientists from UCL, the University of Edinburgh, and the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, potassium deficiency in agricultural soils poses a largely unknown but potentially serious threat to world food security if allowed unchecked.
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Hyd-based Biofactor eyes global market with 'Belom' foliar nutriments
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], November 21: Hyderabad-based Biofactor, which is into the manufacturing of bio-fertilisers and vital macro and micronutrients, has made yet another big stride in research by strengthening its highly-efficient foliar nurtimation product, 'Belom', which now facil
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"Will always cherish conversations with him": PM Modi condoles death of MS
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
His groundbreaking work paved the way for what would become the "Green Revolution" in India—an agricultural transformation that significantly increased crop yields and ensured food security for millions.
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Biodiversity of bee population critical for ecosystems: Research
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Rutgers has conducted the first study showing how many more species of bees are needed to maintain crop yields when a longer-term time frame is considered.
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Green Revolution made India self-reliant in foodgrain as yields jumped thr
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 30 (ANI): India's per hectare yield for foodgrains rose threefold since 1960s, thanks to Green Revolution.
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Nearly half of EU territory 'at risk' of drought: European Commission
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], July 18 (ANI): Nearly half of the area in Europe is 'at risk' of drought, said the European Commission on Monday as the bloc warned that water and heat stress is driving crop yields down from a previously already negative outlook for cereals and other crops.
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PlantMe Agro Solutions partners with cafes and resorts to provide pestici
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI/ATK): The Agriculture Sector in India has taken a severe hit from the shift in the weather cycles. Despite nutrient-rich soil, the heat, unpredictable rainfalls and recurrent floods have caused extensive damage to crop yields over the past few years.
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Nano urea can enhance yields, save up to 50 pc nitrogen: Mansukh Mandaviya
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): Trials show that nano urea can enhance farmer's crop yields and save nitrogen to the extent of 50 per cent, Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister Mansukh Mandaviya informed Parliament on Friday.
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New modified wheat variety could help tackle global food shortage
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 26 (ANI): Researchers at the University of York have created a new modified wheat variety that increases grain production by up to 12 per cent.
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Recycling nutrient-rich industrial waste products enhances soil, reduces c
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [IUSA], Dec 8 (ANI): A new study suggests that recycling biotechnology byproducts can enhance soil health while reducing carbon emissions and maintaining crop yields.
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Do climate fluctuations affect global crop yields?
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 9 (ANI): A recent study has estimated the degree to which different modes of climate variability cause volatility in the global and regional production of corn, wheat, and soy.
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