During the present study, the effect of inoculation of biofertilizers and chemical fertilizer on growth and nutrient acquisition of Tectona grandis was observed under nursery conditions. Factorial combination of biofertilizer and chemical fertilizer alone and in combination was applied to see the effect on growth, biomass and nutrient uptake in teak.
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During the present study, a total number of 201 sacred groves were enumerated in Kanyakumari District and reported 329 plant species belonging to 251 genera under 110 families. Among the 329 species, 12 species of shrubs, herbs and climbers are listed as rare, endemic and threatened.
Since the last decade crop improvement using genetic engineering tools is one of the alternative approaches to increase and stabilise agricultural production in the world. However, producing a transgenic plant is a long and expensive process.
The quantitative analysis of agricultural production systems has become an important step in the formulation of agricultural policy. A number of empirical studies have attempted to investigate producer responsiveness to product and input price changes, to estimate economics of scale, to assess the relative efficiency, and to measure the impact of technological change.
Scented rices have been known in the Indian subcontinent since the times of Charaka [600 BC] and Susruta [200 BC]. These rices have played an important role in many regional economies, and have been the favorites of kings, religious heads, royalty and the elite of society. Most of these rices are highly area specific; hence each Indian state has its own special scented rice.
The transition from the prostrate growth of ancestral wild rice (O. rufipogon Griff.) to the erect growth of Oryza sativa cultivars was one of the most critical events in rice domestication. This evolutionary step importantly improved plant architecture and increased grain yield.
