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October 28, 2021

Agricultural Research Institutes | INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTES | NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRES | NATIONAL BUREAUS

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Agricultural Research Institutes

 

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTES

  • AVRDC - Asian Vegetable Research and Development Centre, Taiwan
  • CGIAR     -     Consultative     Group     of     International     Agricultural     Research, Washington, USA
  • CIAT International Centre for Tropical Agriculture, Columbia, South America 
  • CIMMYT International Centre for the Improvement of Maize and Wheat, Mexico
  • CIP International Potato Centre, Peru, South America
  • FAO Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy
  • IBPGR International Board for Plant Genetic Resources, Rome, Italy
  • IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (The World Bank), Washington DC, USA
  • IBSNAT International Benchmark Soils Network for Agrotechnology Transfer, Hawai, USA
  • ICARDA International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, Aleppo, Syria
  • ICBA International Centre for Biosaline Agriculture, Dubai, UAE
  • ICRAF International Centre for Research in Agroforestry, Nairobi, Kenya 
  • ICRISAT International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India
  • IDRC International Development Research Centre, Ottawa, Canada
  • IFDC International Fertilizer Development Centre, Alabama, USA
  • IFPRI International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington DC, USA
  • IITA International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria 
  • ILRI International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya 
  • IRRI International Rice Research Institute, Manila, Philippines
  • ISNAR International Service for National Agricultural Research, The Hague, Netherland
  • ISRIC International Soils Reference and Information Centre, Netherlands
  • ISSS International Society of Soil Science, Rome
  • IWMI International Water Management Institute, Digama, Sri Lanka
  • LRDC Land Resources Development Centre, UK
  • TPRI Tropical Pesticides Research Institute, Arusha, Tanzania
  • WAC World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya
  • WARDA West Africa Rice Development Association, Monrovia, Liberia
  • WMO World Meteorological Organization, Geneva


NATIONAL INSTITUTES

  • BARC Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra 
  • CARI - Central Agroforestry Research Institute,Jhansi,UP 
  • CARI Central Avian Research Institute, Izatnagar, UP
  • CAZRI Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
  • CCRI - Central Citrus Research Institute, Nagpur, Maharashtra
  • CFTRI Central Food Technological  Research  Institute,  Mysore,  Karnataka 
  • CIAE Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
  • CIAH Central Institute of Arid Horticulture, Bikaner, Rajasthan
  • CIARI Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • CIBA Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
  • CICR Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur, Maharashtra
  • CIFA Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha 
  • CIFRI Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, West Bengal 
  • CIFT Central Institute of Fisheries Technolgy, Willingdon Island, Cochin, Kerala
  • CIMAP Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
  • CIPHET Central Institute of Post-harvest Engineering and Technology, Ludhiana, Punjab
  • CIRB - Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes, Hisar, Haryana
  • CIRC – Central Institute  for  Research on Cattle,  Meerut, Uttar  Pradesh 
  • CIRCOT Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology, Matunga, Mumbai, Maharashtra
  • CIRG Central Institute for Research on Goats, Makhdoom, Farah, Uttar Pradesh
  • CISTH Central Institute of Sub-Tropical Horticulture, Lucknow,  Uttar Pradesh
  • CITH Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir
  • CIWA - Central Institute for Women in Agriculture, Bhubaneshwar 
  • CMFRI Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin, Kerala 
  • CPCRI Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasargod, Kerala
  • CPPTI Central Plant Protection Training Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana
  • CPRI Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
  • CRIDA Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad, Telangana
  • CRIJAF Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres, Barrackpore, West Bengal
  • CSIR Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi
  • CSSRI Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana
  • CSWCRTI Central Soil and Water Conservation Research and Training Institute, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
  • CSWRI Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute, Avikanagar, Rajasthan 
  • CTCRI Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 
  • CTRI Central Tobacco Research Institute, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh 
  • CTRL          – Cotton Technological Research Laboratory,    Mumbai, Maharashtra
  • DARE Department of Agricultural Research and Education, New Delhi
  • FRI Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
  • IASRI Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi
  • ICAR Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi
  • ICAR RCER - ICAR Research Complex for  Eastern  Region,  Patna,  Bihar 
  • ICAR - RCNEHR - ICAR Research complex for NEH region, Umiam, Meghalaya 
  • IGFRI Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi, UP
  • IIAB Indian Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Ranchi, Jharkhand 
  • IIFSR - Indian Institute of Farming Systems Research, Modipuram, UP 
  • IIHR Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bangalore, Karnataka 
  • IIMR - Indian Institute of Maize Research, New Delhi
  • IIMR - Indian Institute of Millets Research, Hyderabad, Telangana
  • IINRG Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums, Ranchi, Jharkand
  • IIOPR - Indian Institute of Oil Palm Research, Pedavegi, West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh
  • IIOR - Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research, Hyderabad, Telangana 
  • IIPR Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
  • IIRR - Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad, Telangana
  • IIRS Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 
  • IISR - Indian Institute of Seed Research, Mau, Uttar Pradesh
  • IISR Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut, Kerala
  • IISR Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
  • IISS Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
  • IISWC    -    Indian    Institute    of    Soil    and    Water   Conservation,    Dehradun, Uttarakhand
  • IIVR Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 
  • IIWBR - Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, Karnal, Haryana 
  • IIWM - Indian Institute of Water Management, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha
  • ISI Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal
  • MANAGE    –    National    Institute    of    Agricultural     Extension     Management, Hyderabad, Telangana
  • NAARM – National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad, Telangana
  • NBRI – National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 
  • NCOF – National Centre of Organic Farming, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 
  • NIAG National Institute of Animal Genetics, Karnal, Haryana
  • NIANP   –   National   Institute    of   Animal    Nutrition   &    Physiology,   Adugodi, Bengaluru, Karnataka
  • NIASM National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management, Malegaon, Baramati, Pune, Maharashtra
  • NIBSM National Institute of Biotic Stress Management, Baronda, Raipur, Chhattishgarh
  • NIHSAD - National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases, Bhopal, MP 
  • NIRJAFT National Institute for Research on Jute Allied Fibres Technology, Kolkata, West Bengal
  • NIVEDI     –    National    Institute    of    Veterinary    Epidemiology    and     Disease Informatics, Hebbal, Bengaluru, Karnataka
  • NOFRI - National Organic Farming Research Institute, Gangtok, Sikkim
  • NRRI National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha
  • NRSC National Remote Sensing Centre, Balanagar, Hyderabad, Telangana
  • NSI National Sugar Institute, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
  • PRII Potash Research Institute of India, Gurgaon, Haryana
  • SBI Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
  • VPKAS     –    Vivekananda     Parvatiya     Krishi     Anusandhan      Shala,      Almora, Uttarakhand


DEEMED UNIVERSITIES 4

  • IARI - Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
  • NDRI - National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana
  • IVRI - Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 
  • CIFE - Central Institute on Fisheries Education, Mumbai, Maharshtra 

DIRECTORATES/PROJECT DIRECTORATES

  • Directorate of Groundnut Research, Junagadh, Gujarat
  • Directorate of Cashew Research, Puttur, Dakshina Kannada Dist, Karnataka Directorate of Coldwater Fisheries Research, Bhimtal, Uttarakhand Directorate of Floricultural Research, Pune, Maharashtra
  • Directorate of Knowledge Management in Agriculture, Pusa, New Delhi Directorate of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants Research, Anand, Gujarat
  • Directorate of Mushroom Research Solan, Himachal Pradesh Directorate of Onion and Garlic Research, Pune, Maharashtra Directorate of Poultry Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana Directorate of Rapeseed & Mustard Research, Bharatpur, Rajasthan Directorate of Soybean Research, Indore, Madhya Pradesh
  • Directorate of Weed Science Research, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh Directorate of Wheat Research, Karnal, Haryana
  • Project   Directorate    on    Foot   and    Mouth    Disease,    Mukteswar,    Kumaon, Uttarakhand
NATIONAL  BUREAUS
  • NBAGR National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources, Karnal, Haryana 
  • NBAII National   Bureau    of    Agriculturally    Important    Insects,    Hebbal, Bengaluru, Karnataka
  • NBAIMO National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Micro-Organisms, Mau Nath Bhanjan, Uttar Pradesh
  • NBFGR National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
  • NBPGR National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi
  • NBSS & LUP National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land-Use Planning, Nagpur, Maharashtra


NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRES

  • National Centre for Integrated Pest Management, Pusa, New Delhi
  • National Research centre for Agricultural Economics & Policy Research, Pusa, New Delhi
  • National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu National Research centre for  Camel,  Bikaner,  Rajasthan National Research centre for Equines, Hisar, Haryana
  • National Research Centre for Grapes, Pune, Maharashtra National Research Centre for Litchi, Muzaffarpur, Bihar
  • National Research centre for Mithun, Jharnapani, Medziphema, Nagaland National Research Centre for  Orchids,  Pakyong, Gangtok,  Sikkim National Research centre for Pig, Guwahati, Assam
  • National Research Centre for Pomegranate, Solapur, Maharashtra National Research Centre for Seed Spices, Ajmer, Rajasthan
  • National Research centre for Yak, Dirang, West Kameng Dist. Arunachal Pradesh
  • National Research Centre on Integrated Farming (ICAR-NRCIF), Motihari, Bihar National Research centre on Meat, Hyderabad, Telangana
  • National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, Pusa, New Delhi


September 27, 2021

Nutrient Deficiency Symptoms in Plants - IBPS AFO Study Material

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 Nutrient Deficiency Symptoms in Plants


Nitrogen

  • General yellowing of lower leaves
  • Inverted V shaped Yellowing in cereals
  • Buttoning of cauliflower
  • Proteolysis in cells
  • Red leaf of cotton (also due to Mg toxicity)
Phosphorus
  • Sickle leaf disease
  • Purple  leaf disease
  • Anthocyanin pigmentation
Potassium
  • Marginal necrosis
  • Marginal Chlorosis of Grapes
  • Potato blotchy
  • Accumulation of Diamine putrescine
  • Dying back of tips
Calcium
  • Blossom end rot of Tomato (BER)
  • Bitter pit of apple
  • Tip hooking
  • Cavity spot of Carrot
  • Internal browning of Lettuce
  • Blackheart of Celery
  • Milk fever in cattle
Magnesium
  • Grass tetany of cattle
  • Bronzing of citrus
  • Sand drown of tobacco
  • Red leaf or reddening of Cotton (toxicity)
  • Inter- veinal chlorosis in lower leaves
  • Sulfur
  • Yellowing in upper leaves.
  • Tea Yellow
Boron
  • Internal necrosis of Mango , Aonla
  • Internal cork of Apple, Tomato
  • Browning / Hollow stem of Cauliflower
  • Cracked stem of celery, Lucerne
  • Lucerne Yellow / Alfalfa yellow
  • Heart rot of Sugarbeet , Marigold
  • Hard fruit of Citrus
  • Die back of Apple
  • Water core of Turnip
  • Brown heart of Wheat, Turnip
  • Sterility in Wheat
  • Top Sickness of Tobacco
  • Canker of Sugarbeet
  • Drought spot of Apple
  • Hen- Chicken disease of Grape
  • Crown chocking of Coconut
  • Fruit cracking of Tomato, Pomegranate
  • Snakeheads in Walnuts
Zinc
  • Khaira Disease of Rice
  • White bud of Maize
  • Mottle leaf of Citrus
  • Little leaf of Citrus
  • Frenching of Citrus
  • Little leaf of Cotton
  • Rosette Disease
  • Little leaf of Mango, Litchi
  • Fern Leaf of Potato
  • Leaf bronzing of Litchi
Silicone
  • Freckle disease in Sugarcane
Manganese
  • Grey specks of Oat
  • Speckled yellow of Sugarbeet
  • Pahaia Blight of Sugarcane
  • Frenching of Tung Tree
  • Crinkled leaf of Cotton (Toxicity)
  • Marshy Spot of Pea
Molybdenum
  • Whiptail of Cauliflower
  • Scald of Legumes
  • Yellow spot of Citrus
  • Khaira of Citrus
  • Downward cupping of radish
Iron
  • Interveinal chlorosis of young leaves
  • Leaf blanching of Sugarbeet
  • Bronzing of Rice (Toxicity)
  • Green neck of Citrus
  • Silver green leaf of Tomato
  • Lime- induced Chlorosis
Copper
  • Reclamation Disease
  • Stem melanosis of Wheat
  • Exanthema / Gumming
  • Dieback of Citrus
  • Wither tip of Apple
  • Rough bark of Apple

Chlorine
  • Brown centre of Potato
  • Susceptibility of Fusarium rot
  • Gray spot of Coconut
  • Tip burn of Betel vine
 Other Disorders
  • Jonathan spot of Apple : Water Deficiency
  • Blackheart of Potato : Oxygen Deficiency
  • Richness in Cauliflower: Temperature
  • Cat face in Tomato : Temperature
  •  Blacktip of Mango : SO2, NO2
  • Tip burn / Pansukh of Rice: Oxygen Deficiency

September 15, 2021

Daily Dosage - -JRF / SRF / IBPS Agricultural Field Officer Study Material -Important Laws / Acts / Regulations -Related to Agriculture

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Important Laws / Acts / Regulations -Related to Agriculture 


  • Prevention of Food Adulteration Act 1954
  • Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003
  • Meat Food Product Order 1973 
  • Milk And Milk Product Order 1992
  • Bureau Of Indian Standards Act, 1986
  • Standards On Weight And Measurement Act, 1976 
  • Livestock Importation Act, 1898
  • AGMARK Act ,1937
  • The Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods Act ,1992
  • Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963 
  • Essential commodities Act,1955 
  • Indian Explosives Act,1884
  • Energy Conservation Act, 2001A. Food Laws The main Acts/Regulations/Control orders to regulate trade
  • Prevention of Food Adulteration Act 1954 
  • Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003
  • Meat Food Product Order 1973
  • Milk And Milk Product Order 1992 
  • Bureau Of Indian Standards Act, 1986
  • Standards On Weight And Measurement Act, 1976
  • Livestock Importation Act, 1898 
  • AGMARK Act ,1937
  • The Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods Act ,1992
  • Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963 
  • Essential commodities Act,1955 
  • Indian Explosives Act,1884
  • Energy Conservation Act, 2001

September 12, 2021

Daily Dosage -General Agriculture- Important Onemarks For All Competitive Exams

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General Agriculture Important Onemark

  • Which herbicide used in cotton :- Diuron 
  • Yellow mosaic variety of moong is :- Pant moong -4
  • Taungya cultivation started for the 1st time in :- Burma
  • Pink boll worm of cotton belongs to family :- Gelechiidae 
  • Supplementary pollination is recommended in :- Sunflower 
  •  Guttation occurs in plant through :- Stomata & Hydathode
  • Cultivation of crops in surface soil is known as :- Geocropping 
  • TPS variety of potato :- HPS-1/113
  •  Movement of P & K from soil to the root surface take place due to :- Mass flow 
  • ROM - is a variety of :- Mothbean
  • Geographical area of India is?  328 Mha   
  • Redness in Apple is due to? Anthocyanin                                                                        
  • Yellow coloured fruits and vegetables are rich source of? VitamiA                           
  • Yellow colour of cow milk is due to the presence of? Carotene  
  • Edible portion of a mango fruit is its? Mesocarp  
  • Kesar (saffron) belong to the family of? Iridiceae
  • Specific gravity of milk is? 1.028- 1.032                         
  • Developed bitterness of groundnut kernel is mainly due to? Aflatoxin  
  • The paddy variety which is also known as Miracle rice of India is? Jaya   
  • Kisan call centre begun in the year? 2004     
  • Hormone used as an herbicide?  2, 4-D (>20 PPM)  
  • Root promoting hormones? IBA
  • Flower setting hormone? NAA                                     
  • The cutting of weed to the ground level is known as? Mowing 
  • NABARD came into existence on? 12 July, 1982   
  • The scientific name of Arhar is? Cajanus cajan 
  • T.S.S. of papaya jam is? 68.5%                                                     
  • The term ‘horticulture’ is derived from which of the following language? Latin  
  • The development of more than one embryo in the seed is known as? Polyembryony 
  • The botanical name of Okra is? Abelmoschus esculentus       
  • The common name of Cyprus rotundus is? Nut grass    
  • The scientific/botanical name of soybean is? Glycine max  
  • The square method of planting is used in? Mango     
  • The weeds which complete their life cycle in two years are known as? Biennial weeds