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Agricultural research, new crop varieties, sustainability, and credible studies — newest first (page 1 of 2).
Vattar DSR delayed irrigation by 15-20 days, cut weeds 50%, and lifted yields 22% over unmulched DSR — across 1,208 farmers in UP and Bihar.
IndianAgri Desk · 1 September 2026 · 5 min read
Priming rice seed in potassium nitrate or gibberellic acid before sowing lifted DSR yields 7-11% — no machinery or new variety required.
IndianAgri Desk · 27 August 2026 · 5 min read
The 15th International Conference on Agriculture, Horticulture & Forestry runs 1–3 September 2026 in Dehradun, in hybrid mode. Registration fees by category, every closing date, the award list, and the abstract specification down to the font size.
IndianAgri Desk · 22 August 2026 · 7 min read
Mechanized seeders cut Vietnam's rice seed use by up to 83% and its carbon footprint by up to 24% — the machinery reshaping direct-seeded rice.
IndianAgri Desk · 22 August 2026 · 5 min read
Puddling deliberately creates a dense layer that keeps water in a flooded rice field. The same layer costs the following wheat crop about 8% — and decides whether direct-seeded rice works at all.
IndianAgri Desk · 20 August 2026 · 7 min read
For decades, the standard metric for a dairy cow's worth has been straightforward: how much milk can she produce? Genomic evidence on Sahiwal, Tharparkar and Gir suggests heat tolerance and immune resilience belong in that calculation.
IndianAgri Desk · 17 August 2026 · 5 min read
Fresh biochar can lock up the nutrients a young crop needs, and raw crop-residue char runs around pH 9.3 — a problem on the 6.74 million hectares of Indian soil that are already salt-affected.
IndianAgri Desk · 16 August 2026 · 5 min read
A study of 75 onion growers priced the crop end to end: about ₹21,250 an acre to grow, ₹2.73 back per rupee — and small farms paying 32% more per quintal than large ones.
IndianAgri Desk · 16 August 2026 · 5 min read
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