AgriMANIA

A.    Purpose: The soil  having poor organic carbon and microbes therefore, need of application of Azotobacter chroococcum is needed to enhance soil fertility. B.    Scope:       Biofertilizer has been identified as an alternative to chemical fertilizer to increase soil fertility and crop production in sustainable farming. The use of biofertilizer is steadily increased in agriculture and offers an attractive way to replace chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and supplements. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of Azotobacter chroococcum as nitrogen-biofertilizer on growth and yield of Cucumis sativus (cucumber) under greenhouse conditions. The study was done by planting 210 cucumber seeds distributed into seven treatments which were used in our study as follows: control (without treatment), biofertilizer only, organic fertilizer only, chemical fertilizer only, organic fertilizer + biofertilizer, 20% chemical fe...

Tetrastichus howardi is parasitic non stinging wasp that are endoparasitoids of insect pupae. Tetrastichus is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae.   Tetrastichus is Pupal parasitoid, it works against Sugarcane Borers Ex- Top Borer, Shoot Borer, Stem Borer, Root Borer etc. Points to remember before Starting tetrastichus culture-    Maintain the temperature 24-26 ˚c throughout the year in culture room.    Maintain your culture room free from any kind of contamination. Material and apparatus required for  tetrastichus culture- Pupa of Silkworm as host of tetrastichus Plastic Containers & Plastic small boxes Tetra packs/ Polythene packs Ethenol Cotton Honey Vitamin E tablets Procedure- Pick out the pupa from cocoons gently Put one pupa in each plastic container Put 15-20 tetrastichus adults in each box & capped it Leave it for 24 hours for egg laying ...

Ring planting (90×45cm) system increased the crop yield up to 180t/ha at IISR. In each ring (pit) about two to three budded setts are placed horizontally in a circular manner. The crop under ring planting consists mainly of mother shoots which are thicker and heavier. Suitable for:    Drought prone areas    Undulating topography    Light textured soils    Saline – sodic soils    Multiple ratooning    High yielding, tall and thick varieties    However, labour and capital intensive    High speed requirement Merit and limitations of pit planting: Merits- Less irrigation water is require.   Nutrient use efficiency is enhancing due to localized placement. Increase the opportunity of employment generation. Higher sugarcane yield of plant cane as well as ratoon. Greater efficiency of solar energy utilization. Prevent lodging both for plant cane and multi-ratoons. ...

On Earth,   37%   of the land is used for Agriculture. This portion of Earth has to become more and more productive. This means continuous adaptation of new technological what modern world brings. In automatic irrigation and tractors with computers the technology is easy to see, but one piece of critical infrastructure sits miles away from any farmland. Satellites, especially geostationary ones, are changing the landscape of agriculture. Farmers with thousands of acre properties often coordinate effective management in their farm. Satellite farming helps them to stay on track to their targeted areas. Farmer gets a machine like drones that is revolutionising big farming, field by field. Its steering is assisted by satellite, it downloads data about crops. Farm manager use data collection devices with GPS for accurate positioning to map pest, insect, and weed infestations in the field. Pest problem areas in crops can be pinpointed and mapped for future management decis...

INTRODUCTION: Farming method by which a flooded rice field, or paddy, is used for raising both rice and fish. The rice paddies are floodedto form shallow bodies of water (10-30 cm deep) in which such warm-water fishes as domesticated and common carp canlive. The culture and capture of aquatic organisms’ fields has a long history and tradition especially in Asia, where the availability of rice and fish has been associated with prosperity and security. Fish farming has existed since ancient times in China, Japan, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Taiwan, and the countries of South America .Designs of rice fields with fish on ancient Chinese pottery from tombs of the Han Dynasty (206 BC–225 AD), inscriptions from a...