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Who is anti-farmer, Punjab or Haryana? Khattar questions Amarinder Singh
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 30 (ANI): As the war of words on farmers' agitation continued between Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Captain Amarinder Singh, the former questioned how many crops have been procured by the Punjab government at Minimum Support Price (MSP).
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Study develops method to protect crops from insects using 'smell of fear'
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US] August 28 (ANI): A method to bottle the "smell of fear" produced by predators to repel and disrupt destructive insects naturally without the need for harsh substances, has been recently developed by researchers.
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Researchers protect crops from insects using 'smell of fear'
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 26 (ANI): Researchers have developed a way to bottle the "smell of fear" produced by predators to repel and disrupt destructive insects naturally without the need for harsh substances.
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Bihar: Floods leave people displaced in Hajipur, damage crops in Saran
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Hajipur/Saran (Bihar) [India], August 22 (ANI): People in flood-affected areas of Bihar's Hajipur and Saran are facing a lot of problems as their houses and agricultural fields have been inundated by the floodwaters.
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Best Agrolife gets patent for first-of-its-kind insecticide combination, b
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI/NewsVoir): Best Agrolife Limited announced that it has received a patent valid for 20 years for the first-of-its-kind of three-way insecticidal combination in India that will effectively control the entire sucking pest complex, including whitefly, jassids, ap
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Study identifies gene that regulates root growth angle in corn
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Pennsylvania [US], July 31 (ANI): The discovery of a gene that regulates the angle of root growth in corn is a new tool to enable the breeding of deeper-rooting crops with enhanced ability to take up nitrogen, according to an international team of researchers, led Penn State.
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Study finds gene that regulates angle of root growth in corn
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Pennsylvania [US], July 29 (ANI): During a recent study, an international team of Penn State researchers discovered a gene that regulates the angle of root growth in corn. This finding can serve as a new tool to enable the breeding of deeper-rooting crops with enhanced ability to take up nit
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Samhitha, India's first precision farming advisory, clocks 30 percent high
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 23 (ANI/NewsVoir): Naviz Analytics, a leading US-based Data Science firm, announced on July 23, the official launch of Samhitha Crop Care Clinics, a unique, precision farming advisory aimed at increasing the bottom line of Indian farmers. Samhitha leverage
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Karnataka's first horticultural crops processing cluster worth Rs 500 cr t
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 21 (ANI): The first horticultural crops processing cluster of the state, including a mango processing unit, will be set up in Ramanagara district through a PPP model with an estimated investment of about Rs 500 crores, said Deputy Chief Minister CN Ashw
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Ex-NASA scientist develops affordable sensors to boost crop productions
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Nashik (Maharashtra) [India], July 14 (ANI): With an aim to boost crops production in India, an ex-NASA scientist, Parag Narvekar has developed an affordable sensor in Nashik. The sensor, which used to cost Rs 1.5 lakh each, can now be availed at Rs 10,000 by the farmers in the country.
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SC dismisses PIL seeking to form committee to check locust invasion of cro
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): Supreme Court dismissed a PIL seeking direction for the constitution of a committee to look into the locusts' invasion of farm crops as well as giving directions to the Ministry of Agriculture to deal with the same.
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Andhra to conduct Rythu Bharosa Chaitanya Yatra to create awareness among
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 7 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday directed the officials to conduct Rythu Bharosa Chaitanya Yatra from July 9 to July 23, to create awareness among farmers on agriculture-related aspects like RBKs, CMAPP (Continuou
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