THE IMPORTANCE OF SEED PROCESSING IN SEED VALUE CHAIN

-Radhakrishna Bhandari Seed value chain involves all the principle & practices involved in maintenance & creation of reasonable price to the farmers seed produced. The steps in seed harvesting to post harvest determines the value of seed produced  & same will be used to determine the seed value chain. The major steps in seed value …

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Black tip of mango

⦁ Disease is characterized by necrosis of tissues at distal end of the fruit.⦁ Atmospheric impurities are responsible for this physiological disorder (SO2,CO2 and acetylene gases released from brick kilns are mostly responsible).⦁ Symptom is confined to fruits only.⦁ Appears after 6-8 weeks old fruits or at maturity stage.⦁ Necrosis at the tip of fruit …

False Smut in Rice(Orzya Sativa)

INTRODUCTION: Primarily in the months of September-October, after about 90 days of sowing of kharif rice, when the panicle of the rice starts initiating and bearing seeds, a number of velvety orange masses are seen in place of panicles of some rice plants in the hot and humid region of tropical areas. That orange velvety …

Status of Legume Crops Production in Nepal

Present condition of production, problems and future possibilities of grain legumes in Nepal . Introduction  Grain legumes are the most important crops in condition of Nepal, it ranks fourth in terms of cultivation. Grain legumes play the important role in Nepalese agriculture contributing towards food and nutritional security, nitrogen economy, crop intensification, diversification and sustainable farming system. Lentil is the major grain legumes and accounts for 62% of area and 65% production …

Genetically Engineered Moth Released Into an Open Field, A great leap towards the Pest management in agriculture.

The diamondback moth, also known as Plutella xylostella, is one of the most destructive insect pests of brassica crops such as cauliflower, cabbage, broccoli and canola. Resistance of the moth to synthetic insecticides has been reported in numerous parts of the world, and in extreme situations crops have been ploughed and declared unmarketable. The threat of …

सलह झुण्ड ( Locust Swarm )

– ललित बिसी / महेश भण्डारी सलह किरा अफ्रिकाबाट सन् २००३ मा उत्पत्ती भएको मानिन्छ । यो निकै नै पुरानो प्रवासी (Migratory) शत्रुजीव हो । अन्टार्कटिका र उत्तर अमेरिका बाहेक सबै जसो महादेशमा यो बिपत्ती फैलिएको पाइएको छ । सलह किराहरु धेरै प्रजातीका छन् । ती मध्य अस्ट्रेलियामा फैलिएको सलहलाई Australian Plague Locust भनेर चिनिन्छ …

Fall Armyworm (अमेरीकि फौजी किरो)

गतवर्ष ९ मे मा नेपालको नवलपरासीमा पहिलो पटक देखा परेको अमेरीकन फौजीकिराको प्रकोप यस वर्षपनि सानै विरुवा अवस्थादेखीनै देखिएको समाचारहरु आउन थालेकाले सो नोक्सानि दोहोरिने निश्चित प्राय छ। यस फौजीकिराले बिरुवाको पातदेखी मकैको घोँघा सम्मको पनि नाश गर्ने हुनाले नेपालको प्रमुख खाद्यवाली मध्यको एक मकैको उत्पादन हदैसम्म घटाएर नेपालको खाद्य सुरक्षामा गम्भिर चुनौति खडा गर्ने …

रातो खपटे किरा

रातो खपटे किरा (Red Pumpkin beetle) रातो खपटे किरा, काक्रो र फर्सी समूहका लहरे बालीमा जमिनको सतहभन्दा केही मुनी बस्ने र बिरुवाको कलिलो अवस्थामा बढी क्षति पुर्याउने एक प्रकारको हानिकारक किरा हो। वयस्क खपटे चम्किलो रातो हुन्छ भने लार्भा फिक्का पहेँलो रङको हुन्छ । खपटे किरा सामान्यतया बिहान र बेलुकी पख देखिने हुनाले सम्भव भएसम्म …

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