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Excessive rainfall in September may impact kharif crop, increase pricesRains are now helping oilseed crops like soyabean and groundnut, pulses, paddy, bajra, maize and cotton, Agricultural experts said. But if ...- Excessive rainfall in September may damage kharif crops, say expertsWhile the kharif season began on a good note with timely monsoon and good sowing, patchy rains in July and August in certain parts of the c...
- Monsoon revival in the coming week may be crucial for kharif cropThe India Meteorology Department (IMD) has forecast a break in the monsoon till July 5, but the industry is hoping for a revival sooner as ...
- Pulses, edible oil prices rise due to prolonged monsoonDespite demand destruction, the year-on-year increase in price is 24% for groundnut oil, 37% for mustard oil, 26% for sunflower oil, 35% fo...
- Farmers prepare for Kharif crops as monsoon sets inCompanies and analysts said the acreage under cotton could surpass soyabean and pulses as prices are firm.
- Global team cracks decodes complete DNA sequence of groundnutThe breakthrough also provides insights into geocarpy - a unique reproductive process of the groundnut, oil biosynthesis and allergens.
- Farmers get their cultivable land ready with expectations of good monsoonsAlthough the country faced two successive years of monsoon shortfall, India’s food grain production increased marginally to 252.23 million ...
- Groundnut oil now the most expensive cooking oil in IndiaGroundnut oil has become the most expensive cooking oil in India, backed by growing consumption of peanuts as table nuts in the form of sav...
- Poor monsoon may drag down cotton, soyabean production: IARIRice area was down by 18% at 86.40 lakh hectare till last week, as against 105 lakh hectare in the same period of previous kharif season.
- Mars looking to ramp up sourcing from IndiaMars Inc is looking to grow huge volumes of cocoa & peanuts in India as world's largest candy maker wants to make India a major sourcing hu...
- MRPC launches GIS system for mustard cropGIS is expected to allow integration of various data inputs and provide real-time access to end users and decision makers.
- Winter aids wheat, oil seeds cropsSowing of rabi crops is progressing with total area at 482.14 lakh hectare as on Friday.
- Anti-GM protestors do not seem to understand science: ICAR ExpertResearchers wish to improve crops & boost their productivity, Swapan Datta said on the sidelines of an international conference.
- Rains may weaken again, paddy and oilseeds at riskMonsoon rains may weaken again after the spurt in the past week, posing a risk to paddy and oilseed planting that had revived in recent day...
- BGI and ICRISAT signs agreement on applied genomics researchThe MoU was signed by Dr William D. Dar, Director General of ICRISAT and Dr Gengyun Zhang, Vice President of BGI.
- Hyderabad-based agricultural university develops 19 new crop varietiesThe Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU) here has developed 19 new crop varieties, including rice, redgram, groundnut and sug...
- Public sector veterans steer private seed cosWhen U Prasad Rao joined India’s largest private seed company, he wasn’t lured by a hefty pay packet or a plum position.
- Farmers can breathe easy as salt-tolerant crops arriveFaced with the enigma of rising salinity ingress on their farmlands, farmers can now look forward to transgenic crops.
- Groundnut bowl is full no longer
- Groundnut for diabetic cure may be a reality soonThe University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), Bangalore, is working on transgenic or genetically-modified groundnut and Colius forscolias ...
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