Kerala state witnessed large scale devastating flood in 2018 due to excess rainfall, causing significant damage to agricultural sector and human life. One of the most affected districts was Ernakulam, especially AEU 5 and ...

The study entitled ‘Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) certification for production of organic vegetables: An analytical study’ was undertaken during 2019-2020. The objectives were to study the Participatory Guarantee ...

Rice is one of the principal food crops in Asia and can be grown in wetland and upland conditions. Upland rice is grown in rainfed, naturally well drained soils with bunded or unbunded fields without surface water accumulation. ...

Leaf rot disease (LRD) is a major foliar disease affecting coconut plantations of Southern Kerala especially in root (wilt) affected areas. In this context, the study entitled ‘Characterization of fungal pathogen associated ...

The present investigation entitled “Melissopalynological studies on stingless bee Tetragonula travancorica (Apidae: Meliponini)” was conducted at the Department of Agricultural Entomology, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, ...

The thesis entitled ‘Evaluation of anti-inflammatory and antioxidant potentials of Zingiber wightianum Thwaites (Malayinchi), an Ethnomedicinal plant of Kerala.’ was carried out in the Ethnomedicine and Ethnopharmacology ...

The study entitled “Phytochemical profiling and genetic diversity analysis of Mangifera indica Linn. varieties in Kerala” was carried out at the Phytochemistry and Phytopharmacology Division of Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical ...