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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. Techniques...

Saturday, May 2, 2020

PRECISION FARMING

ADVANTAGES OF DRONES TO SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE Precision agriculture refers to the precise application of agricultural input with respect to soil, weather, crop need in order to improve productivity, profitability and quality in agriculture. Drone technology is useful for scouting out new field locations, remotely check small sections of crops, surveying entire fields....

  Rainwater Harvesting and Its Efficient Use in Agriculture: Sustaining the Green Revolution Water is a precious resource, and its scarcity...