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Agricultural research, new crop varieties, sustainability, and credible studies — newest first (page 2 of 3).
Swarna and Samba Mashuri still dominate India's rice fields. The problem isn't breeding — it's the broken seed-to-market system around new varieties.
IndianAgri Desk · 2 August 2026 · 3 min read
A ₹90 crore Centre of Excellence at Coimbatore's sugarcane breeding institute will cut variety development time from 14 to 8 years.
IndianAgri Desk · 1 August 2026 · 3 min read
ICAR-CIFRI ran a five-day conservation awareness drive at Pulicat Lake, engaging 115+ stakeholders on climate resilience and indigenous fish biodiversity.
IndianAgri Desk · 30 July 2026 · 3 min read
ICAR puts ₹55,000 crore economic value on farm R&D's share of India's ₹1.7-trillion agricultural output gain in 2024–25.
IndianAgri Desk · 29 July 2026 · 3 min read
Green manure can fix 50–175 kg of nitrogen per hectare, offering farmers a biological route to lower input costs and healthier soils.
IndianAgri Desk · 26 July 2026 · 3 min read
Pyrolysis converts India's crop residues into biochar, syngas, and bio-oil — improving soil health, cutting input costs, and creating new farmer income streams.
IndianAgri Desk · 25 July 2026 · 3 min read
Veteran plant breeder Dr. Cyril Roberts argues that yield, disease resistance, and milling quality are necessary — but not sufficient — for a new variety to suc
IndianAgri Desk · 25 July 2026 · 2 min read
Two fields, identical texture reports, completely different crop outcomes. Here is why the Soil Triangle is necessary but never sufficient.
IndianAgri Desk · 25 July 2026 · 3 min read
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