Cocoa is highly influenced by the climate change and growing environment, necessitating a long term and dynamic breeding programme. Even though the breeding programmes primarily focus on the development of high yielding ...

The research on ‘Halogenation for improvement of seed yield and quality in chilli (Capsicum annuum L.)’ was undertaken in the Department of Seed Science and Technology, College of Horticulture, Kerala Agricultural University ...

Biological control, an eco-friendly and cost effective approach for plant disease management in agriculture has been practiced for several decades. Pseudomonas fluorescens, one such biocontrol agent is used to combat ...

An investigation entitled ‘Biology and management of goose weed (Sphenoclea zeylanica Gaertner) in wetland rice’ was conducted at College of Agriculture, Vellayani during 2018-2020. The major objectives were to study the ...

Black pepper (Piper nigrum L.), known as “the king of spices” is an important spice commodity of commerce and trade in India since pre-historic period. It is highly sensitive to abiotic stresses like climate changes. The ...

The present study entitled “Effect of salinity on paddy production in Alappuzha district of Kerala- An economic analysis” was conducted during 2019-20, with specific objectives of examining the resource use efficiency in ...

The study entitled “Isolation and in vitro screening of silicate solubilizing bacteria from paddy rhizosphere”, was conducted during 2018-2020, in the Department of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Agriculture, ...