THE PLOUGH was thought to be essential tool on the farm in 3000 BC rather even long before. But now with the introduction of modern techniques of sowing and harvesting, use of insecticides, pesticides ...

RICE-wheat is a major cropping pattern of the rice growing areas of the country, occupying about 1.8 million hectares. However, wheat yield in rice-growing areas are lower than that of the ...

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Zero tillage concept caught up in Guntur district in the coastal belt from Duggirala to Repalle in Tenali Revenue Division, which literally revolutionised the agricultural practices and economy of ...

"Resource conserving technologies using locally available resources encompasses practices that enhance resource or input-use efficiency. It said that farmers in the northeast needs to practice ...

CHANDRA SHEKHAR Azad Agriculture Technology University ( CSA ) Vice-Chancellor Dr VK Suri on Monday said that there was need to adopt ‘zero tillage’ technique to boost wheat production in the country.

Farmers in Western Australia's wheatbelt and great southern are being urged to try a 'zero tillage' farming system to test whether it improves their crop yields. The Grains Research and Development ...

A farmer in Tadkal, Veeresham, mentions he has been cultivating paddy for the last four years, but this year he planted maize as a second crop using the zero tillage technique. SANGAREDDY: In the ...

CHANDIGARH: Nearly 10,000 hectares of land has been brought under zero tillage technique in the country. <div class="section1"><div class="Normal">CHANDIGARH: Nearly ...

Don’t own bullocks and can’t afford to hire a tractor for tilling to grow cotton? A farmer’s dozen-year experience in sowing cotton in the zero tillage method suggests that it is best suited for the ...