Rashtriya Krishi (English)

Hament Thakur ¹, Shikha Sharma ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Vegetable Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, (Punjab), IN
2 Department of Plant Pathology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, (Punjab), IN

Abstract

Chilli pepper or hot pepper is an important spice and vegetable crop of family Solanaceae. Chilli is susceptible to various pathogens involving viruses, which cause heavy production losses. So far 65 viruses have been reported, including chilli leaf curl virus (ChiLCV) infecting chilli throughout the world. The viruses belonging to the family Geminiviridae are among the major limitations that causes huge losses to chilli production. ChiLCV is the most destructive virus in terms of incidence and yield loss. The disease can be identified by typical upward leaf curling, crinkling, puckering and reduction of leaf area along with stunting of whole plants. It is transmitted by whitefly. Although a number of insecticides had been effectively used to manage this pest in the past but it is able to develop resistance very rapidly. Conventional plant breeding techniques remains the major antiviral strategy so far for the development of resistant chilli varieties.

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V. R. Bharati ¹, Shikha Sharma ², Pooja Goswami ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Sardar Patel University, Balaghat, Jabalpur (M.P.), IN
2 College of Agriculture (JNKVV), Balaghat, Jabalpur (M.P.), IN

Abstract

Remote sensing: The science of acquiring information about and object without entering in contact with it, by sensing and recording reflected or emitted energy and processing analysing and applying that information.

It is the art and science of making measurement of the earth using sensor on airplane and satellite. This sensor collect data in the form of image.

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Shikha Sharma ¹, Pooja Goswami ¹

Affiliations
1 College of Agriculture (J.N.K.V.V.), Waraseoni, Balaghat (M.P.), IN

Abstract

Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus sp.) belonging to Class Basidiomycetes and Family Agaricaceae is popularly known as ‘dhingri’ in India and grows naturally in the temperate and tropical forests on dead and decaying wooden logs or sometimes on dying trunks of deciduous or coniferous woods. It may also grow on decaying organic matter. The fruit bodies of this mushroom are distinctly shell or spatula shaped with different shades of white, cream, grey, yellow, pink or light brown depending upon the species. It is one of the most suitable fungal organisms for producing protein rich food from various agro-wastes or forest wastes without composting. Cultivation of different varieties of oyster mushroom was initiated in India in the early sixties. Commercial cultivation began in mid-seventies.

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