Deepika M

India is an agricultural country where a significant percentage of the population depends on agriculture for their livelihood. To ensure farmers get fair prices for their crops, the Indian government has set the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for various...

The Indian government has implemented various schemes and programmes to promote modern agricultural technology and increase agricultural production through extension activities. The Agriculture Extension Division is responsible for implementing these initiatives, which include the Support to State Extension Programmes...

The Indian government has reported smooth progress in the procurement of wheat and rice during the current crop year. The procurement of wheat has surpassed the total procurement of the previous year and is benefiting farmers. The relaxation of...

The "Pashudhan Jagruty Abhiyaan" program was organized by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying as part of Aazadi Ka Amrit Mahostav. The primary objective of this awareness program was to furnish information on different schemes and programs of...

In a recent development, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar released crop-specific standard operating procedures (SOP) for the pesticide application with drones, along with a guidebook named as "Machinery for Millets Production, Processing and...

Sheath rot of rice is caused by Sarocladium oryzae that causes damaging effects on the plants. They appear mostly in areas where there is excessive use of nitrogenous fertilizers.   

The stem rot disease of paddy is caused by Sclerotium oryzae which shows visible symptoms and affects the crop yield adversely. Small, black-coloured lesions are the initial symptom followed by enlarged spots along the inner leaf sheath.

The Brown spot disease of paddy is also known as Sesame leaf spot, fungal blight or Helmintosporiose. The fungus can affect the seedlings as well as the plants on the main field.  The appearance of brown spots is the main symptom of this disease. The spots are seen in the sheath of the seedlings, leaf sheaths, and along the lead blades and glumes.

Foot rot disease in rice is caused by a fungus named Fusarium moniliforme. It can affect the plant in its younger or mature stage. The symptoms shown at these stages will be different.  The infection in the seedling stage is identified by lanky and lean plants that grow taller than usual.

Are your crops often falling victim to relentless losses every winter, due to some persistent and troublesome powdery growth?   The root cause of this problem is Powdery mildew disease. Powdery mildew poses a substantial threat to your crops in cool...