Complete Issue – The PLANTA RBS, Vol.-6 (1), April 2025

Table of Content

Articles

1. NAVIGATING AGRICULTURAL REFORMS: INSIGHTS FROM SRI LANKA’S ORGANIC FARMING AND INDIA’S NATURAL FARMING

Hardik Lakhai and Santhosh Kumar Manchala

MANAGE, Hyderabad Corresponding E-mail: lakhanihardik86@gmail.com

2. HARNESSING BAMBOO: THE GREEN REVOLUTION IN CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION

Clara Manasa P. A¹, Supriya K Salimath¹, Ramakrishna Hegde¹ and Manjunath Gooli²

¹College of Forestry, Ponnampet, Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga, Karnataka, 571216, India

²Karnataka Forest Department, Karnataka, 571216, India Corresponding E-mail: claramanasapa@gmail.com

3. STUDIES ON THE IMPACT OF EXOTIC FISH SPECIES ON THE INDIGENOUS FISH FAUNA OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, INDIA

Shivali Sharma, Harinder Singh Banyal, Neha Bains, Navneet Kaur, Rajender Pal

Department of Biosciences, Himachal Pradesh University, Summer Hill, Shimla (H.P.) Corresponding Email: dr.harinderbanyal@gmail.com

4. ROLE OF AGRICULTURE EXTENSION IN THE ADOPTION OF MICRO IRRIGATION IN INDIA

Pankaj Srivastava

Agronomist Division, Signet Industries Ltd., Indore Corresponding Email: pankaj@groupsignet.com

5. ECOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF RECALCITRANT SEEDS

Vinay Chamoli¹, Shailendra Tiwari¹, J S Chauhan¹, Anoop Badoni² and Chandan Kumar²

¹Department of Seed Science and Technology, HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar

²Plantica – Indian Academy of Rural Development, Dehradun Corresponding Email: chamolivinay.44@gmail.com

6. MONITORING OF LAND DEGRADATION AND DESERTIFICATION USING STATE-OF-THE-ART METHODS AND REMOTE SENSING DATA

Venus Mahant¹ and Pradeepto Pal²

¹School of Applied and Life Sciences, Uttaranchal University Dehradun, Uttarakhand India

²College of Horticulture, Central Agricultural University (Imphal) Thenzawl, Mizoram, India Corresponding E-mail: pradeeptopal03@gmail.com

7. STORED GRAIN INSECT PEST AND THEIR MANAGEMENT IN THE KUMAUN REGION OF UTTARAKHAND: A REVIEW

Himanshu Pande, Divya Pangtey, Akanksha Singh and Isha Chandra

Kumaun University, Nainital, 263001, Uttarakhand, India Corresponding E-mail: divyapangtey810@gmail.com

8. ADVANCES IN ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY: EXPLORING EMERGING CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS

Jyoti Sharma¹, Vishal B. Jare², Pooja Sao³ and Dhale D.A.⁴

¹Department of Zoology, Sant Gahira Guru Rameshwar Collège, Lailunga, Raigarh, Chhattisgarh

²Department of Biochemistry, Ahmednagar College, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra                                                                                          

³Department of Zoology, Govt. Arts, Science and Commerce College Dharamjaigarh, Raigarh, Chhattisgarh

⁴Post – Graduate Department of Botany, SSVP Santha’s L. K. Dr. P. R. Ghogrey Science College, Dhule, MS Corresponding E-mail: drdattadhale@gmail.com

9. CHAPTER TITLE: CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS IMPACT ON AGRICULTURE

Rashami Manaware¹, Pratibha Yadav², Ranjana Chouhan³

^1,2Mata Jijabai Govt PG Girls College, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

³School of Biotechnology, DAVV, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India Corresponding E-mail: rashmi02w@gmail.com

10. UNVEILING THE UNDERGROUND SYMPHONY: A COMPARATIVE MICROBIAL DIVERSITY IN LEGUMINACEAE AND FABACEAE RHIZOSPHERES

Shivani Tyagi, Pooja Barthwal and Aman Kumar

Quantum University, Roorkee, Uttarakhand Corresponding E-mail: dr.shivanityagi@gmail.com

11. STEVIA: A NATURAL SWEETENER WITH POTENTIAL HEALTH BENEFITS

Anjay Singh Bisht, Mihir Kashyap and Aman Kumar

Quantum School of Agricultural Studies, Quantum University, Roorkee, India Corresponding E-mail: anjaybisht250@gmail.com

12. PYROPHILOUS FUNGI: A NEW FRONTIER IN HYDROCARBON BIODEGRADATION

Ritu Rani¹, Naina Srivastava², Manisha Pandey³and Versha Parcha⁴

^1,2,3 Department of Botany, D.A.V. (P.G) College, Dehradun, Uttarakhand-248001[Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal (A Central University) Srinagar, Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India.]

⁴Dolphin PG Institute of Biomedical and Natural Science,Maunduwala, Dehradun Corresponding E-mail: ritu031995@gamil.com

13. BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENOMICS IN AGRICULTURE

Ranjana Chauhan¹, Rashami Manaware² and Pratibha Yadav³

¹School of Biotechnology, DAVV, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

^{2, 3}Mata Jijabai Govt. PG Girls College, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India Corresponding Email: ranjana.indore83@gmail.com

14. MEDICINAL PLANTS AND ETHNOBOTANY: A NEXUS OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND MODERN SCIENCE

Jyoti Birle and Pratibha Yadav

Mata Jijabai Govt. PG Girls College, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India Corresponding Email: jyotibirle@gmail.com

15. EMPOWERING HILL AGRICULTURE: THE IMPACT OF INTEGRATED FARMING SYSTEMS ON SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS

Ankit Sati*¹, R.S Negi¹, J. S. Butola², Santosh Singh¹and, Nabdeep Singh

¹Department of Rural Technology, School of Agriculture & Allied Science, H.N.B Garhwal University (Central University) Srinagar, Uttarakhand- 246174, India

²Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, School of Agriculture & Allied Science, H.N.B Garhwal University (Central University) Srinagar, Uttarakhand- 246174, India Correspondence E-mail: ankitsatihnbgu@gmail.com

16. PRESERVING INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS IN HILL FARMING: SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES IN THE HIMALAYAN REGION

Rohit Kumar¹and Seema Kumari^2*

¹Faculty of Agriculture, Baba Raghav Das Post Graduation College, Deoria, Affiliated to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh- 274001, India

²Institute of Agriculture and Natural Science, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh- 273001, India Corresponding E-mail: seemakumari302gkp@gmail.com

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