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Agro Universities, Seeds

The crop varieties have desirable traits like high-grain yield, resistance to diseases, good grain quality and a short harvest period

Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (JNKVV) Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh has developed eight new varieties of crops. The crops are varieties of two oats, J.O. 10-506 and J.O. 05-304 and two wheat varieties, M.P. 1358 and M.P. 1323, one rice variety, J.R.-10 and three niger varieties, J.N.S 521, J.N.S-2015-09, J.N.S-2016-1115. All the variants have been accepted by the Centre.

The vice-chancellor of the university, Dr Pradeep Kumar Bisen have confirmed that the seeds will be made available to other states very soon. Dr GK Koutu, Director of Research Services, JNKVV said that all the new varieties of seeds have been well tested for about three years in various agro-climatic conditions in specific crop growing areas of various states. The crop varieties have desirable traits like high-grain yield, resistance to diseases, good grain quality and short harvest period.

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Agro Universities, Agrotech

The newly-created facility would help in training and demonstration of the new weed management technologies

A Farmer’s Sabhagar was recently inaugurated at the Directorate’s Farm area in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. Dr Panjab Singh, Former Secretary (DARE) & Director General (ICAR), said, “The newly-created facility would help in training and demonstration of the new weed management technologies developed by the ICAR-Directorate of Weed Research, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh to the farmers and other stakeholders.”

Singh also visited the field experiments and laboratory facilities at the Directorate.

While interacting with the scientists and other staff members, Dr Singh appreciated the directorate’s achievements made on the various aspects of weed management. The unparalleled growth in agricultural production, despite the COVID-19, that not only made the country self-sufficient in food grain but also enabled it to provide free ration to the rural poor was highlighted by Dr Singh.

The newly-created facility would help in training