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Analysis of Oil Content in Jatropha by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometry
Thirty two diverse Jatropha curcas L. cultivars were analyzed for their oil content by the standard Soxhlet extraction method using
hexane as solvent. The results were then compared with those obtained by nuclear magnetic ...
Weed management research in India an analysis of past and outlook for future
Agriculture is a critical sector of the Indian economy. Though agriculture's contribution to the overall Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of
the country has fallen from about 30% in 199091
to <15 % in 201112,
agriculture yet ...
Landsat 8 Tool
Geodata
Georeferenced soil information system: assessment of database
Landuse
planning is a decisionmaking
process that facilitates the allocation of land to different uses that provide optimal and
sustainable benefit. As landuse
is shaped by society–nature interaction, in landuse
planning ...
Harnessing the potential of family farming in India and China
Ninety per cent of the world’s farmers are in developing countries and 85 per cent of farms worldwide are less than 2 hectares.
Presently, family farming feeds up to 80 per cent of the population in Asia and subSaharan
Africa, ...
Individual and combined effects of transient drought and heat stress on carbon assimilation and seed filling in chickpea
High temperatures and decreased rainfall are detrimental to yield in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), particularly
during grain filling. This study aimed to (i) assess the individual and combined effects of drought and heat ...
Precision Agriculture Platform (Stage 1, Beta)
Precision Agriculture Platform (Stage 1, Beta)
Role of Technology and Credit in Improving Farm Incomes in Rainfed Regions in Andhra Pradesh$
Improving the productivity of rainfed agriculture and income of farmers is important to achieve sustainable
and equitable growth. This paper has examined the role of technology and credit, the two important
factors of ...
Evaluation of CropSyst model for yield and water productivity of isabgol
India grows a large variety of medicinal plants. The most popular of them are isabgol, guggul, aswagandha, sarpgandha, satavri, tulsi etc. The healthiest part of isabgol are seeds which are used in medicine with or without ...
Micronutrient cations status in vegetable growing soils of subhumid and wettemperate zones of Himachal Pradesh
Composite surface (0 to 0.15 m) soil samples were collected from vegetable growing fields in midhills
subhumid and highhills
wettemperate
subagroclimatic
zones of Himachal Pradesh. The soils in wet temperate zone of Himachal ...