Agriculture

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…

PAU advises farmers to choose right wheat variety, complete sowing by Nov 15

Experts have warned farmers grain yield loss due to delayed sowing The agronomy experts of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana…

HAU develops new mustard variety RH 1975 for higher yield, oil content

Recommended for sowing in Haryana, Punjab, Delhi, Jammu, north Rajasthan Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University (CCSHAU), Hisar has developed…

14 new wheat varieties, 1 of barley identified for cultivation in India

The new varieties are suitable for sowing in various zones of the country During the 62nd All India Wheat and…

PAU’s develops new varieties of wheat PBW Zinc 2, PBW RS 1

Scientists say flour of both varieties beneficial for health The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana has developed two new varieties…

Gross returns for paddy highest among kharif cereal crops during TE 2021-22

Punjab had highest returns; Maharashtra farmers incurred net loss for paddy cultivation Paddy had the highest average gross returns over…

PAU’s crop contingency plan to mitigate damage by floods in Punjab

Agri varsity experts have advised farmers to replant PR 126, Pusa Basmati 1509 varieties in rice fields To mitigate damage…

Sugarcane arrears in India increased by Rs 5,775 crore in 2021-22 sugar season

UP accounts for highest unpaid dues to cane farmers at 66.7% Sugarcane arrears to farmers have increased in the 2021-22…

Sugarcane FRP for 2023-24 season up by Rs 10 to Rs 315 per quintal

Hike in FRP is 3.28% more than the current sugar season 2022-23 For the sugar season 2023-24 (October-September), the Indian…