Saffron yields fall in Kashmir. Climate change? Or just over-anxious farmers In mid-16th century, Abul Fazl, visited Kashmir. Fazl was a formidable administrator, a historiographer and one of the nine gems at Mughal emperor Akbar
In mid-altitude of the North Eastern Hill (NEH) region of India, a second crop of rice following the harvest of main kharif (July to mid-November) rice is not possible due to early onset of low temperature (
THANJAVUR: The Tamil Nadu Rice Research Institute at Aduthurai near Kumbakonam in the district has said that the Rice Leaf Mite (Oilgonychus oryzae) has attained pest status in Cauvery deltaic regions of Tamil Nadu.
Jammu: The strawberry crop grown over hundreds of acres in Jammu is threatened by widespread fungal attacks. In many areas, the plants have in fact prematurely wilted following a fungal blight attack.
Chikmagalur, DH News Service:
Monday, June 15, 2009
Coffee berry borer is causing nightmare to robusta coffee growers in the district. Coffee Board Extension unit Deputy Director G H Omkarappa has estimated that about 20,000 hectare of land in the district is affected by coffee berry borer disease.
All party meeting decided to take a delegation to Centre and State government to urge them to announce special packages for yellow leaf disease and to waive off the loans of arecanut growers.
The farmers and representatives of various political parties discussed in length over the yellow leaf disease affecting arecant in a meeting on Sunday.
Reserve forests in coastal areas of Patuakhali, especially in Kalapara and Galachipa upazilas, are gradually disappearing as organised gangs are stealing away timber allegedly in connivance with a section of forest department staff and law enforcers.
Besides, a large number of trees are dying due to unknown diseases allegedly caused by deposition of sand.
Brazil is set to begin commercial planting of a soybean variety with a gene that makes it resistant to the devastating Asian rust fungus, which is beginning to develop tolerance to conventional fungicides.
Local growers could markedly reduce production costs if the new variety, which was developed by the Fundacao MT in Brazil's No. 1 soybean state of Mato Grosso, proves effective.
A sugarcane cultivator from Wadem-Sanguem is irked over unknown disease that has affected his farm, resulting in total damage to his sugarcane plantation.Speaking to Herald, Francisco Cardozo said that he has been having sleepless nights due to sudden damage to his sugarcane plantation, which is spread over 10,000 sq mtrs of land.
