Indian Council of Agricultural Research

Thermal regulation of phenological development in karonda (Carissa carandas L.) based on an extended BBCH scale

This study provides the first integrated phenological and thermal time framework for karonda ( Carissa carandas L.) using the extended BBCH scale. Karonda is an underutilized evergreen fruit crop valued for its adaptability to marginal environments; however, standardized informat...

Does access to Kisan Credit Card improve smallholder farmers' performance? Insights from Eastern India

Purpose Farmers in India continue to be deprived of adequate and timely institutional credit. The Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme, introduced in 1998, sought to address this issue by providing credit support under a single window with simplified procedure. The study aims to analyz...

Seroprevalence of Nipah virus specific antibodies in pigs from regions with reported human cases using recombinant nucleocapsid protein based indirect-ELISA

Nipah virus (NiV) is an emerging bat-borne zoonotic pathogen of significance causing fatal encephalitis in South-East and South-Asia including India. This study describes the in-house development and application of a recombinant nucleocapsid (rN) protein based indirect-ELISA for...

Psychosocial and dietary influences on eating behaviors and body mass index among geographically diverse Indian university students

In the context of India’s growing youth population, the interplay of dietary habits, social influences, and psychological factors critically shapes nutritional health outcomes. This cross-sectional study examined the socio-demographic, dietary, psychological, and social determina...