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Opportunities exist for increasing food production in a sustainable manner through the genetic improvement of field crops. One of the potential tools for improvement of the crop performance is the genetic alteration and selection.
In order to utilize the efforts made by public sector in exploiting the hybrid vigour of field crops, a commensurate strategy has to be in place. The ultimate aim of any technology in the field of agriculture is to obtain sustainable increase in crop production to feed burgeoning world population. The progress made in exploitation of hybrid vigour in the public sector is not properly exploited for the benefit of farmers in reference to present era. This is a ...
Seed has always been regarded as the most vital, basic and critical input in agriculture for increasing and sustaining the agricultural production. Seed health is a priority area in seed programmes. In recent years, the awareness for seed health has increased among the growers, traders and consumers. In post – GATT – era and with the emergence of WTO, concerns regarding the seed health have acquired high importance. Only ...
In order to meet the food, feed, fiber, fuel needs of ever increasing human and animal population world over, particularly in developing nations of Africa and Asia and South America, a commensurate enhancement in crop production has to be in place. The ultimate aim of sustainable agriculture is be to enhance food production on continuous basis while maintaining the natural resource base in accordance with carrying capacity of supporting agro-eco system. Most of ...