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I was going through lot of current ideas of electricity generation. Suddenly, I could come across this one submitted by Beckerjon. Hope all will find it useful.
"Using our knowledge of antenna and microwave circuits as well as antenna optimization technologies, we will investigate technologies that can convert a wide spectrum of light (IR, solar, UV) into…
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Phosphorus is one of the immobile nutrients in the soil. It occurs in the soil in both organic and inorganic forms, the latter being of greater importance in mineral soils. Inorganic P is known to occur in three main categories, viz., apatite which is a…
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Non-judicious use of irrigation water irrespective of its quality leads to soil salinization and sodification. Continuous acc**ulation of salts in root zone results into soil salinization. These salts may come from irrigation water, mineral dissolution, precipitation, capillary rise or all of these. The process of sodification…
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The process of increase in the ratio of hydrogen and aluminum ions in comparison to basic cations within the soil resulting in the adverse effects on root growth and metabolism of plant is called soil acidification. The problem is more prevalent in the uplands. Poor organic matter content of the soil results in low pH buffering…
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The question that was troubling me for quite sometimes now is a post by Alchemy ‘Episode 3 STORY: Did the EVOKE Network fail?’ The mere utterance of…
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Kerosene emulsion
This is a contact insecticide useful against many sucking insects. For preparing this, slice 500 g of ordinary bar soap and dissolve in 4.5 litres of water by boiling. Cool and add 9 litres of kerosene under violent agitation till the oil is fully emulsified. The stock solution may be diluted with…
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Biofertilisers and biodynamic formulations are the buzzwords of organic agriculture. Biofertilisers are the carrier-based inoculums of microorganisms, which are capable of enhancing the availability of nutrients to plants. Biofertiliser is an essential component of organic farming. Important biofertilisers are nitrogen fixers like…
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Microfinance, apart from a source of funding, saving and insurance, is a tool to reduce gender gap. It has the power to improve the fate of women and socially marginalized section. This tool has the potential to secure food security. In words of…
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Soil health is intricately related to food security. Many of my friends wanted to have a brief on soil health. Here I go with a…
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I was involved in a programme with PRADAN, an NGO of eastern India. We had jointly organized some capacity building programmes. Those gave me an insight that capacity building for farmers is really really tough. Earlier we used to have mainly classroom lectures for farmers and in one day we intended to give them the universe in one day touching…
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Abdou Diouf was elected as Secretary General of La Francophonie at the Beirut summit in October 2002 and then re-elected in 2006. He is the former President of the Republic of Senegal (1981 – 2000) and graduated from the Ecole nationale de la France d’Outre-mer (National School of…
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The method of preparing compost with the help of earthworm as natural bioreactor is known as vermicomposting. It is an essential part of organic farming or biodynamic farming. Apart from producing nutrient rich compost in a short period of time, vermicomposting also helps…
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Many of my friends are blogging post on organic farming—a subject which I held in the core of my heart. I do advocate organic farming for selected hi-value crops. However, I thought it necessary to break the myths and realities surrounding organic farming. Here I go…..…
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Good day!
I was vigorously scratching my head for the ACT2 assignment. I was about to give up. Just at that time my inner self gave me a clarion call –what about starting a blog to EVOKE farm problems! Yes, sharing is caring--whatever knowledge I have I will share. And I opened a blog at…
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One of the biggest problems the agriculture is facing today is scarcity of water and with time it will be still scarcer. Increased water withdrawals to meet the requirement of urban population,…
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