Jalandhar: The state government has ordered the registration of a case against the company that allegedly supplied spurious mother seed to potato farmers of the Doaba belt.

Shimla: It

Parul Sharma
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Jalandhar: Doaba farmers today demonstrated at Jaffarpur village, near Shahkot, 40 km from here, to protest against a potato seed company-Technico limited. Farmers accused the company of providing defective seed to them.

LUCKNOW: It is globally known for being the city where one of the seven wonders of the world, Taj is situated. But what has Agra to do with Aaloo (Potato)?

Soil scientists and agronomists revealed that salinity has started rising in the agriculture fields with indiscriminate and unwise using of salt in the country's northwestern region creating an apprehension of detrimental impact to soil nutrients and fertility.

Potato (Solanum tuberosum) is one of the most important crops grown in the hilly regions of Meghalaya state in Northeast India. Land preparation for potato cultivation is carried out in an indigenous or traditional way, locally called Nur Bun method. "Nur" is the agricultural land unit in the local Khasi language and refers to one raised bed, which is usually 1-1.25 m wide and 2-7 m long.

Alka Pande Posted: Mar 27, 2009 at 2233 hrs IST

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh is witnessing a bumper potato crop for the second consecutive year. But unlike last year when the produce had to be destroyed with cold storages bursting at the seams, there isn

Navjeevan Gopal Posted: Mar 27, 2009 at 2239 hrs IST

Crop diversification

TAMLUK, March. 3: Potato production in East Midnapore is expected to decrease by 30 per cent this year, compared to previous years due to an outbreak of late blight.
With the district agriculture department doing little to arrest the spread of the disease, farmers feel it would be almost impossible for them to save paddy from damage.

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