Suresh K Malhotra

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Challenges for use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in plant protection?

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles are increasingly used for mapping, crop surveillance and scouting purpose in agriculture. I seek views on following. 1. How effectively Unmanned Aerial Vehicles could be...

20 August 2020 9,439 51 View

How can we enhance the production of oilseeds under rainfed as well as irrigated conditions?

India is the largest producer, consumer and importer of oilseeds in the world. Oilseeds are mostly grown with rainfed conditions in marginal to sub-marginal lands. Total production of oilseeds is...

11 September 2018 3,015 45 View

What are the strategies for converting farm waste to wealth through value addition?

Disposal of farm waste, either from farm as residues or from crop residues, has always been an issue to dispose them , after crop residues are consumed as fodder by the livestocks , besides...

03 December 2017 2,993 63 View

What are the emerging issues beyond residues and contaminants for ensuring food safety?

What are evolutionary aspects of food safety standards adopted in different countries or there are any universal norms being followed ? What kind of practicalities being faced by both researchers...

28 July 2017 8,932 72 View

How effective is Conservation Agriculture (CA) in sustaining any possible depletion in natural resources ?

In the back drop of high uncertainity in production of crops grown under diverse agro-pedological conditions, what are the possible options of adding another dimension to success of...

01 May 2017 2,612 79 View

Can we really double the farmers income?

Agriculture has always been the mainstay of food security oriented dynamics of rural economy. My present question highlights about the possible research and policy interventions about the...

20 November 2016 1,408 84 View

Beekeeping is known for pollination services. But what could be strategy for improvement of quality and quantity of honey and beehive products?

Beekeeping is the most wide spread practice and is an integral part of the smallholder farming system as they provide pollination services in various crops, which are very important to bee forages...

22 October 2016 5,798 47 View

What should be ideal potting mixture suiting to dynamic requirements of horticultural crops during pre-evaluation stage ?

It is understood that potting medium must be a stable reservoir of moisture and nutrients coupled with good tilth to facilitate for root development and improvised nutrient-water interaction. In...

09 July 2016 3,393 80 View

How can we ensure healthy planting material production of rhizomatous spices crops such as ginger and turmeric?

Ginger and turmeric being vegetatively propagated have high risk for transmission of several diseases which could be lethal and debilitating. Use of poor quality planting material adversely...

18 June 2016 6,066 92 View