Weed management research in India an analysis of past and outlook for future

Abstract

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 forms the backbone of development. Achieving an 89 % rate of growth in overall GDP would help in poverty reduction and in providing food and nutritional security to all Indians, only when agricultural growth accelerates...