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Temperature drops below freezing point, a layer of Ice spotted in fields o
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The severe cold affected the lives of people in the city of Sikar. Today, the mercury reached below the freezing point in the Fatehpur district of Rajasthan. According to the information received from Fatehpur Agricultural Research Centre, the minimum temperature was recorded at minus 1.7 d
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PS Gahlaut Explains How Polyhalite Fertilizer is Revolutionizing Organic F
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 9: The agriculture industry is experiencing a revolutionary transformation thanks to the emergence of polyhalite fertilizers. Spearheaded by the visionary PS Gahlaut, the Managing Director of Indian Potash Limited (IPL), sheds light on how this natural gem is resha
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Bhutan's Haa, Paro districts share similarities in language, culture: Repo
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The people of Bhutan's Haa and Paro districts share similarities in language and culture. One of them is the practice of offering the first harvest of crops to Haa's local deity, Chungdu. People in the two districts still make the offering as in the olden days, The Bhutan Live reported.
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During drought, tomato plants use their roots to ration water: Study
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The purpose of exodermal suberin has long been unknown, but a new study published in Nature Plants by researchers at the University of California, Davis demonstrates that it fulfils the same function as endodermal suberin and that tomato plants are less able to cope with water stress without
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2.75 TMC water to be released in Upper Krishna region to save chilli plant
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday said 2.75 TMC water will be released from Alamatti and Narayanpura reservoirs to save the chilli cultivation in the Upper Krishna basin.
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Asian Corn Market Outlook for 2024: China's demand drives recovery and div
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
According to a press release by S&P Global Commodity Insights, several factors, including China's supply diversification efforts and potential use of genetically modified crops, are poised to influence corn prices and trade flows across the region.
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Tomato plants use their roots to ration water during drought: Study
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The purpose of exodermal suberin has long been unknown, but a new study published in Nature Plants by researchers at the University of California, Davis demonstrates that it fulfils the same function as endodermal suberin and that tomato plants are less able to cope with water stress without
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Andhra Pradesh: Rampaging elephant herd damages crops, causes havoc in Chi
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
A herd of elephants unleashed havoc in Koonapalli, Pulicherla mandal, damaging crop fields and wreaking destruction in villages late-night on Monday.
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Argentina and Brazil's soybean surge: India eyes increased soybean oil sup
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
This surge, propelled by Argentina's crop recovery and Brazil's higher biodiesel mandate, is poised to reshape global soybean dynamics, as per S&P Global.
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Electronic 'soil' enhances crop growth: Research
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
When barley seedlings' root systems are electrically stimulated using a new cultivation substrate, they grow 50% faster on average. Linkoping University researchers developed an electrically conductive 'soil' for soilless growing, known as hydroponics, in a paper published in the journal PNA
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UP govt to set up helpdesk in all districts before sowing of Rabi crops
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Uttar Pradesh government has announced to set up a district helpdesk by the end of December to help the farmers before the survey for sowing of Rabi crops starts.
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J-K: Udhampur farmers embrace hybrid onion seeds to boost income
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Farmers in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur are seeding hybrid onions. They are earning a great profit by selling ready hybrid onion seedlings to farmers.
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