Rainwater Harvesting and Its Efficient Use in Agriculture: Sustaining the Green RevolutionWater is a precious resource, and its scarcity poses significant challenges to agriculture, especially in regions with irregular rainfall patterns. However, one effective solution that has gained momentum is rainwater harvesting. By capturing and efficiently utilizing rainwater, farmers can mitigate the impact of water scarcity, reduce dependence on groundwater,...
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
PADDY WATCH- App to monitor rice fields
World's first real time digital platform to monitor rice fields. It will give information about the quantity of rice planted and the harvest achieved. Researchers of University of Sydney in collaboration with others partners have been developing an app : PADDY WATCH.
The project has been undertaken in collaboration with Google Earth and the Group on Earth Observations (GEO).
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Thursday, June 11, 2020
FARMER'S HIGH HOPES FOR A GOOD MONSOON
Monsoon arrives over the West Bengal state on June 10 and takes around 3-4 days to cover the entire state. As of June 11, the southwest monsoon has advanced into parts of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka after its onset over Kerala on June 1, according to the IMD. It has also covered parts of west central, east central, north west and north east Bay of Bengal.
IMD...
Friday, June 5, 2020
CONSERVATION OF MANGROVE
The SUNDARBAN, largest mangrove ecosystem in the world. Limited scientific knowledge on the spatial ecology of the mangroves in this world heritage ecosystem has been a major impediment to conservation efforts. In West Bengal, Sundarban extend over 4260 square km. across the south and north 24 parganas. A large part of the sundarbans, was severely battered due to cyclone...
Thursday, June 4, 2020
PRECISION INJECTION SYSTEM FOR PLANTS
While the human world is reeling from one pandemic, there are several ongoing epidemics that affect crops and put global food production at risk. Bananas, oranges are already under threat in many areas due to disease that affect plans circulatory system and that cannot be treated by applying pesticides.
A new method developed by engineers may offer a starting point...
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
INTEGRATED LOCUST MANAGEMENT
On receiving the message of Locust swarm invasion, farmers may take following preventive measures
1. Farmers should go to their cropped field and make loud sound by beating empty tins/metal plates, drum or radio or through other electronic sound system to prevent locust swarm landing in the crop.
2. Spray Neem based formulation (0.15% EC) @ 45 ml/15 liter water...
Friday, May 15, 2020
GROW PLANTS WITHOUT SOIL
Why Plants really need Soil ?
Soil provides nutrients and support to the plants. It gives water and oxygen to plants. So, soil just acts as a medium to provide plants support, water, and nutrients. Soil can be replaced until plants get their nutrient, support and water. By choosing not to use soil, we are also protecting our plants from common diseases, and pests.
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