Tag archives for crops
Fertilizer advance methods for horticulture crops
The effects of slowly available nitrogen fertilizer, the nitrification inhibitor-added fertilizer, and block fertilizer are recognizing to have high effects. Hence, these days they are available in markets as commercial…
Transgenic Crops: Biosafety concerns and related risks
Transgenic crops are rapidly growing in the developing world but some developing countries rising them in significant quantities. Transgenic crops offer immense benefits in terms of increased yield, better quality…
Biotechnology Plays a Significant Role to Control Insect Pests of Agricultural Crops
Today insect pests have been one of most important problem in food production. Previous research have been proved that 1/3 of agricultural production of world, prized at several billion dollars…
Climate Change endangering Pakistani crop’s future
Climate change study is very important as all life forms survive in this world due to favorable climatic conditions and any change in climate will affect all biological lives around…
Agriculture should have seen as system, not merely five crops
Without having any doubt, one can easily say that agriculture sector of Pakistan consistently playing a central role in the Pakistan’s economy with key impact on the socio-economic set-up. Agriculture…
Ministry to develop less vulnerable crops to climate change
Climate change ministry to develop new breeds of livestock and varieties of crops, that are less vulnerable to adverse impacts of the climate change after taking input from relevant experts…
Thirsty crops are causing hunger in Fuel of Economy
Pakistan is water stress country it is estimated by Pakistan council of Research in water resources that our country may became dry in 2025, if our government or authorities did…
Exacerbating effects of climate change on crops
Climate change and increasing temperature (Global warming) s a serious threat to Pakistan for fulfilling the needs of an increasing population with achieving sustainable food security. Climate change is badly…
FRUIT FLY- A Serious Insect Pest of Horticultural Crops in Pakistan.
Fruit fly is a serious pest of fruits and vegetables in Pakistan. It causes intensive fruit losses from 50 to 90%. Mango, guava, citrus, melon, and cucurbits are seriously affected.…
Hasty approval of GM crops
Most recently, Senate Committee has approved a bill regarding introduction of genetically modified (GM) crops in Pakistan. This development has the potential to deteriorate the already waning agriculture yields…
Exotic oilseed crops are need of the time
PAKISTAN IS chronically deficient in edible oil production and domestic production is not enough to meet the requirements for increasing population. From last couple of decades, uncertainty…
Multi-fruit crops tendency of stemming increasing hunger
ALMOST 1 BILLION people across the globe will go to bed hungry tonight, 200 million of them children. Most of those people are smallholder farmers who depend…
Pesticides are hazardous for crops
PR: The excessive use of pesticides in agriculture is dangerous to crops, beneficial insects, human health and environment. This was stated by Chairman Pakistan Agricultural Research Council…
WHO raises scare about genetically engineered crops
STAFF REPORT ISB: Environmentalists have sounded an alarm in Pakistan following a WHO report that the worlds most widely used Roundup herbicide to kill weeds "probably" causes…
Crops Rotation – a tool for maintaining soil fertility
It is observed that during the last decade there is decline in yield in mono-cropping system where same crops are grown on same land in repeated cycles. Mono-cropping system…
Biodiesel crops and production, present and future scenarios in Pakistan
A liquid biofuel which is obtained from animal fats or vegetable oils and alcohol by chemical processes and can be used as alone, in diesel engine or…
Biodiesel crops & their production, present and future
A liquid biofuel which is obtained from animal fats or vegetable oils and alcohol by chemical processes and can be used as alone, in diesel engine or…