Rice Knowledge Bank, Assam
Rice Knowledge Bank, AssamTo bridge the gap between research and practice in rice production, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), in collaboration with the Government...
Continue Reading» Gubba Seed E News » Pre-Congress ISTA Workshop on Seed Morphology and Seed Identification for Purity and OSD Test Pre-Congress ISTA Workshop on Seed Morphology and Seed Identification for Purity and OSD Test
Date:22.06.2019 – 24.06.2019 Location:Hyderabad, India Organizers:Indo American Hybrid Seeds (India) Pvt. Ltd.Dr. G. V. Jagadish ([email protected])Mr. Chandrashekara Bhat ([email protected]) Telangana State Seed & Organic Certification...
Continue ReadingScientists to focus on favorable nutritional traits in sorghum for both human consumption and animal feed
Recognizing the increased market pull for sorghum grain as health food and animal feed (see box) and the use of foliage as forage, 70 scientists...
Continue ReadingRice research body releases 4 climate-smart varieties
The Cuttack-based National Rice Research Institute (NRRI), a constituent institute of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, released four new rice varieties, including two high-protein...
Continue ReadingGovt reduces Bt Cotton seed prices: Industry sulks at agri ministry’s order; agbiotech companies feel the heat
With the latest price revision on 8 March of the most popular variety of genetically-modified (GM), insect-resistant cottonseed, the government has appeased the country’s 7.5...
Continue ReadingAgri-tech startup LeanAgri raises seed funding from India Quotient, others Agri-tech startup LeanAgri raises seed funding from India Quotient, others
LeanAgri will use the funds raised in expanding its base by increasing the number of farmers in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. LeanAgri, an agritech...
Continue ReadingHow important are the standards of seed testing?
Gubba Seed Lab maintains ISO standards. Ms.Atreyee, seed lab Head at Gubba Seed Lab has completed her training in Laboratory Quality Management System & internal...
Continue ReadingMyanmar’s Chickpea Farmers Reap the Fruits of Decades-Long Research Collaboration
Myanmar has witnessed a chickpea revolution during the past two decades as production increased nearly eightfold (from 67,000 tons in 1998 to 527,000 tons in...
Continue ReadingA cereal killer on the prowl
Bangladesh rolls out contingency plan, UN holds emergency meeting of affected Asian countries to fight the pestA tiny caterpillar, hitherto alien to Asia, has invaded...
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