MSP of crops in 2025-26 rabi marketing season versus previous projected COP
The projected comprehensive (C2) cost of production for wheat was Rs 1,720 per quintal in 2024-25 Let’s look at the…
PAU suggests alternative phosphatic fertilizers for wheat
Farmers opt for DAP due to higher phosphorus content Soil scientists at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, have advised replacing…
Wheat MSP for 2025-26 rabi marketing season hiked by Rs 150 per quintal
Rs 300 per quintal increase in support price of mustard-rapeseed, Rs 275 for lentil The Indian government has announced a…
Climate-resilient, high-yielding, biofortified 4 new varieties of sugarcane released
These varieties are less susceptible to major pests, diseases of sugarcane Sugarcane is an important cash crop in India that…
Virus incidence much lower on late transplanted paddy: PAU
Late-planted paddy varieties PR 126, PR 131 and PR 121 had lower incidence of disease The incidence of Southern Rice…
Transplanting of PR varieties of paddy on July 15 can save up to 17% of irrigation water: PAU
Research shows that late transplanting also gives higher yields The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana has advised farmers to transplant…
PAU registers biocontrol agent Trichoderma asperellum for foot rot disease in basmati
Farmers can combat Bakane disease without compromising on environmental safety The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana has registered the biocontrol…
New variety of wheat WH 1402 suitable for sandy soil, less water conditions
HAU, Hisar has developed this new wheat variety suitable for cultivation in northwestern plains of India A new variety of…
Control ‘gullidanda’ in wheat during sowing: PAU tells farmers
Experts have suggested non-chemical methods besides the use of pre-emergence herbicides Experts of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana have cautioned…
Get information on wheat using Gehoon Doctor app on your mobile phone
Farmers can get information from sowing to post-harvest storage The Indian Institute for Wheat and Barley Research (IIWBR), Karnal…