A few observations from the author on this over all scenario on varietal development in vegetables in India including their impacts through national agricultural research system are as follows: 1. In terms of numbers, the progress on development of varieties and hybrids under NARS in vegetables can be rated as impressive. 2. A large majority of these varieties/hybrids is only [...]
After reading this article you will learn about the vegetable crops that are found in India. Vegetables, defined as those herbaceous plants of which some portion is eaten, either cooked or raw, during the principal part of the meal, constitute an important segment of our agricultural system. Starchy vegetables like potato, sweet potato, cassava and yam are rich sources of [...]
This article provides notes on national bureau of plant genetic resources (NBPGR). The National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR) has its Headquarters at New Delhi, located at a latitude of 28° 35' N, longitude of 70° 18' E and an altitude of 226 m above mean sea level. The Bureau draws guidelines from the Crop Science Division of ICAR, [...]