Hi-tech farming is gaining grip in Indian farming system. Polyhouse farming which is a subset of hi-tech farming is an alternate new system of crop production which reduces dependency on climatic factors along with economic ...

The incidents of water shortage are prevalent even in areas with high annual rainfall and are a serious issue requiring immediate attention. The uneven temporal distribution of rainfall, poor water conservation, and ...

The study entitled “Social Dynamics of urban agriculture (UA): A critical analysis’’ was conducted during the year 2021-2022. The main objective of the study was to find the subjective well-being (SWB) formed among urban ...

The present study was initiated to identify constraints of sesame farmers in Kerala, to screen sesame genotypes for tolerance to waterlogging, identification of suitable ameliorative treatment for waterproofing sesame, ...

Bees are often considered to be effective pollinators in both agricultural and natural ecosystems. The recent declines in feral and domesticated social bee populations have raised serious concerns about their impact on the ...

Chocolate is one of the chief ingredients in the global confectionary market. It contains high concentrations of refined sugar and saturated fat content. Chocolate and cocoa (Theobroma cacao) provides health benefits to ...

Coconut-neera is the sweet, honey-coloured vascular sap extracted from the inflorescence of the coconut palm. This phloem sap “Neera” is low in glycemic index and rich in bioactive components and sugar. The main problem ...

The research work titled “Elucidating the role of growth promoting endophytic fungus Piriformospora indica for water stress tolerance in rice (Oryza sativa L.)” carried out at Department of Plant Physiology, College of ...

The present study entitled “Induction of heteroploidy in Dendrobium sp.” was carried out at the Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, College of Agriculture, Vellayani during 2019-21. The study was undertaken to induce ...

Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs) are institutional innovations that hold tremendous potential in influencing the agricultural value chains by creating economic profit and social value. As such, the standard measures of ...