Remote Sensing: The practice of evaluating and studying the physical properties of a region by detecting the reflected and emitted radiation from a distance is known as remote sensing (typically from satellite or aircraft). It aids in the acquisition of information about an object or phenomenon without making physical contact with the object or...
Introduction Agriculture from time immemorial has always been a gamble with nature and its adversities. Looking back over a decade of severe weather anomalies like flood, drought, superstorms, and pest/disease infestations with impacts on a scale previously unimaginable, there is a pressing need to understand the toll that has been taken. In 2019 alone,...
Agriculture and its challenges: Economic growth and development are heavily dependent on agriculture. It is essential to human existence because it provides food. The sector contributes a great deal to the economy as a supplier of industrial raw materials. It also contributes significantly to Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Human survival depends on it, and...
According to the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), about 30-35% of crop loss gets wasted due to a pest attack in India. The term pests include animals (mainly insects), fungi, plants, bacteria, and viruses. Among such pests, nematodes (microscopic worms) have been recently observed as a primary threat to all Kharif, and rabi...