After reading this article you will learn about the plant quarantine of germplasm. The import of seed and other planting material for sowing and/or planting purposes, food grain for consumption and so also the small samples of germplasm for research purpose are potential sources of introducing destructive exotic pests in the country. At both the national and international levels, there [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Introduction to Directorate of Onion and Garlic Research 2. Mandate of DOGR 3. Breeding Projects 4. Germplasm Strength 5. Important Varieties. Introduction to Directorate of Onion and Garlic Research (DOGR): Onion and garlic are the world famous spice commodities, used for flavouring the dishes. Besides culinary purposes, these are considered as valuable [...]
After reading this article you will learn about the Current Status of vegetable seed industry in India. India produces about 90 million tons of vegetables (excluding potato, sweet potato, tapioca and including chilli) from about 6.72 million hectares and retains second position after China. With this production and our current population of about 1.10 billion, the availability of vegetables/capita/day comes [...]