Punjab Agricultural University (PAU)

https://www.pau.edu/

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CIMMYT and NARS scientists exchange knowledge on wheat improvement efforts in Pakistan, Nepal, and India.

Publications

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Multiple studies show conventional farming practices degrade soils, deplete aquifers and feed rampant greenhouse gas emissions.

Features

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Researchers hypothesized that many wild wheat accessions in genebanks feature useful traits that can help diversify breeding programs.

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Meeting highlights new varieties, production growth and strengthened collaboration through Accelerating Genetic Gains in Maize and Wheat (AGG) project.

In the media

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Source: Down To Earth (1 Jul 2021)

The Happy Seeder—a machine that cuts and lifts the paddy straw while simultaneously sowing the wheat crop—is not just the least polluting, but also the most scalable solution that can be adopted by farmers ‘en masse’.

Features

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Unprecedented adoption of agricultural technologies wards off negative impacts of COVID-19 in northwestern India.

Features

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Policies and technologies key to sustainable development in India’s breadbasket.

News

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Joint team recognized for their work on rice residue management using the Super Straw Management System, or Super SMS.

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Harinder Sidhu, Australian High Commissioner to India, visits Borlaug Institute for South Asia and climate-smart village.

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On 11-12 September, 61 scientists from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal convened in Kathmandu, Nepal, for the 6th Wheat Breeding Review Meeting of the Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) objective 4 program.