Indian Council of Agricultural Research

Yield comparison of tillage and irrigation regimes in a rice–wheat production system in the Indian mid-Himalaya

Background Meeting the increasing food demand under changing land use, constrained water resources, and rising climatic variability requires resource-conserving management of the rice–wheat (R-W) system in the Indian mid-Himalayas. Zero tillage (ZT) and improved irrigation schedu...

Genome-wide insights into seed morphometry and breeding ideotypes in durum wheat

Durum wheat ( Triticum turgidum ssp. durum ) is a staple cereal crop that is widely cultivated in the Mediterranean and semi-arid areas. The morphology of the grain plays an important role in determining yield, milling quality, and the suitability for various end-use applications...

Integrating physiological and proteomics signatures for understanding drought, salinity and alkalinity stress tolerance mechanisms in lentil

Abiotic stresses—such as drought, salinity, and alkalinity severely limit global lentil production by impairing physiological processes including osmolytes accumulation, chlorophyll synthesis, H 2 O 2 production and antioxidant activities. However, no proteomic signature studies...

Balanced Animal Nutrition for Better Feeds, Healthy Animals, Safe Food, and a Healthy Planet: A One Health Perspective—An Invited Review

Livestock production is increasingly expected to deliver not only higher output, but also better animal health and welfare, safer and more nutritious food, viable livelihoods, and lower environmental pressure. This invited review examines balanced animal nutrition within a One He...

Haplotype diversity and population genetic structure of Aethina tumida, an emerging global beekeeping pest in India

The small hive beetle (SHB) ( Aethina tumida Murray) is an invasive pest of apiculture globally that has invaded many regions over the past three decades. In India, it was first reported in 2022 from honey bee colonies in North 24 Parganas, West Bengal. Investigating the populati...

Developmental biology and substrate preference of the quarantine pest, mango pulp weevil Sternochetus frigidus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) under laboratory conditions

The mango pulp weevil, Sternochetus frigidus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is a major monophagous and quarantine pest of mango ( Mangifera indica ) in tropical Asia, causing severe yield and quality losses due to its concealed feeding and development within fruit tissues. A labora...

Multivariate analysis and genetic diversity for tuber yield and quality traits in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)

The present investigation was conducted to assess the genetic variability, stability and adaptability of potato genotypes across multiple environments for yield and quality improvement. A total of 357 genotypes including advanced breeding lines and released cultivars were evaluat...

Molecular characterization of banana bunchy top virus in ornamental banana ( Musa acuminata ssp. zebrina ) from Tamil Nadu, India

Banana bunchy top disease (BBTD), caused by banana bunchy top virus (BBTV; Babuvirus musae), is a major constraint in Musa spp. worldwide. A BBTV isolate (MaZ-Slm) infecting ornamental banana (Musa acuminata ssp. zebrina) from Salem was molecularly characterised through PCR ampli...

Assessing the Competence of Watershed Field Functionaries in Implementing Land Resource Inventory-Based Watershed Activities: A Case Study

Land resource inventory (LRI) based site-specific watershed planning is an emerging approach in rainfed watershed management, wherein success is depends on watershed field functionaries (WFFs) competency in effective implementation of LRI interventions. However, gaps in competenc...

Report on the Occurrence of Anisakid Nematodes in Commercial Fish from the Southwestern Indian Waters

Anisakid nematodes are zoonotic parasites with a heteroxenous life cycle involving diverse hosts across multiple trophic levels in the marine ecosystem. Anisakiasis represents a significant global public health issue, with numerous clinical cases documented across the regions whe...

Integrated QTL-seq and transcriptome analyses identify a DUF1677 candidate gene with a Predicted Kelch β-propeller-like fold associated with iron deficiency response in rice

Abstract Iron deficiency is a major abiotic constraint in rice production, especially in direct-seeded and aerobic cultivation systems, yet the genes controlling tolerance, especially at the seedling stage, remain poorly understood. In this study, we screened 116 rice genotypes u...

Chromones: Important Templates for Pesticide Development

Abstract The chromone moiety is a fundamental component of various plant pigments, including flavones, xanthones, anthocyanins, and anthocyanidins, which are well-known for their distinctive colors and play a significant role in plants by creating visually appealing patterns that...

Wild-harvested Marphysa madrasi for biosecure aquaculture: nutritional profiling, pathogen screening, and phylogenetic assessment

Abstract Polychaetes are widely used as high-value aquaculture feed, yet India continues to depend heavily on imported species despite the availability of locally abundant taxa. However, the nutritional potential, biosafety, and taxonomic clarity of indigenous polychaetes remain...

Farm-level climate adaptation and socio-economic determinants: A CART analysis of farmers in Haryana, India

Climate change poses serious challenges to agricultural sustainability in India's semi-arid regions, particularly in intensively cultivated states such as Haryana. Despite growing interest in farm-level climate adaptation, empirical evidence on the non-linear, interactive socioec...

Diversified pomegranate-based intercropping systems to enhance productivity, profitability, and soil fertility in semi-arid ecosystems

Diversified intercropping is increasingly recognized as a strategy to enhance the productivity and the sustainability in orchard-based agroecosystems, particularly in water-limited environments. A five-year field experiment (2016–2020) was conducted under semi-arid conditions of...

Environment-specific selection of pearl millet genotypes by using an integrated MGIDI–WAASB framework across a global pearl millet diversity panel

Context Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) is a key dryland staple crop suffering significant yield losses under heat and drought stress. Both marginal and productive ecologies of pearl millet cultivation require distinct ideotypes for breeding, whereas strong genotype × enviro...

Biopriming with liquid biofertilizers enhances productivity, seed quality, soil health, and resource use efficiency in soybean under semi-arid conditions

Abstract Climate change and excessive dependence on the chemical fertilizers have threatened soil fertility, crop productivity and environmental sustainability through soil degradation and desertification. Use of liquid bio-fertilizers are one of the effective ways of improving t...

Multivariate analysis of agro morphological and biochemical variation in ber germplasm from the Kachchh region of Gujarat India

Ber ( Ziziphus spp.) is an important fruit crop in arid and semi‑arid regions of India, valued for its nutritional, medicinal, and ecological significance. The Kachchh region of Gujarat, characterized by saline soils and extreme drought, provides a natural laboratory for studying...

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...