Climate change has threatened global food security. There is an unrelenting need to
understand various factors associated with abiotic stress and their response, adaptability …

Rising population and shrinking resource base require sustainable agricultural approach to
fulfil the requirement of food-feed-fibre in the coming future. Achieving higher productivity …

Stem rot disease is a major threat to the successful cultivation of jute (Corchorus spp.).
Although Macrophomina phaseolina is the causal agent attributed to this disease, in the …

Jute, known as the 'Golden Fibre,'has been an intrinsic part of the Indian economy for
centuries. India is the leading producer and exporter of jute, contributing to almost 70% of …

Tropospheric ozone (O3) is likely to increase in the future due to the increasing emission of
related anthropogenic primary pollutants. Therefore, O3-induced crop loss assessment …

Jute retting is a process of bio-degradation of non-cellulosic materials primarily pectin and
xylan by the enzymatic action of microbes present in retting water to get the jute fibre. The …

Climate variations in relation to meteorological variables has received global attention and
thus study of the spatiotemporal dynamics of temperature, rainfall is the central process to …

Climate smart farming is a model of integrated crop management (ICM) for climate risk
management in farming communities that promotes adaptation, builds resilience to climate …

Aim: To determine the effect of application of microbial consortium for faster retting of jute
(Corchorus spp.) over conventional retting without microbial consortium on jute fibre …

“Agricultural weeder with nail assembly”(Design registration no. 289754 in class 15-03, dt.
13-09-2019, Patent Office Kolkata, GOI) has been developed to mechanically weed out …