Pigeon pea is mainly consumed as dhal because it takes less time to cook and has acceptable appearance, texture, palatability, digestibility, and overall nutritional quality....

The crop production remains unstable in rainfed regions, as they suffer from one or more factors such as moisture deficits, lack of nutrients, soil erosion and unfavourable soil physical conditions resulting in low infiltration of rainwater in soil and poor crop establishment and subsequently larger yield gap....

Wheat is the second most important staple food after rice consumed by 65% of the population in India. Fertilizer plays a leading role in increasing crop production by almost 41%....

Specialty corns viz. sweet corn, pop corn, baby corn, high oil corn etc. assume tremendous market potential. These specialty corns with their high market value are perfectly suitable to Peri-urban agriculture....

In the absence of accurate and rapid N testing methods, many growers currently apply N fertilizer in excess rather than risk of yield reduction through N deficiency....

Specialty corns viz., sweet corn, pop corn, baby corn, high oil corn etc. assume tremendous market potential not only in India but in international market as well. These specialty corns with their high market value are perfectly suitable to Para-urban agriculture. Sweet corn may used as raw or an ingredient in various preparations viz....

India occupies prime position in seed spices and plays very important role in earning foreign exchange through export of seed spices. India is the world’s largest producer, consumer and exporter of the spices. Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) is an important seed spice. Gujarat ranks first with respect to production and productivity in India....

Specialty corns viz., sweet corn, pop corn, baby corn, high-oil corn etc. assume tremendous market potential not only in India but also in the international market. These specialty corns with their high market value are perfectly suitable to peri-urban agriculture. Thus they promise higher income to maize growers....