NCL signs an MoU with Deccan Sugar Technologies Association
PUNE: The National Chemical Laboratory, lab under the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Deccan Sugar Technologies Association (DSTA) on Monday for the development of sustainable technologies for sugarcane farming.
DSTA has done a study, which revealed that, sugarcane farmers of Maharashtra were facing severe problems for sugarcane growth, soil salinity, drought, fungal diseases, white grub and recently introduced devastating Spodeptera infestation. Due to these problems the yield of sugarcane had drastically reduced.
In order to pool the respective expertise and capabilities, both NCL and DSTA were jointly working on this project for developing sustainable technologies for beneficial application for sugarcane crop by using natural preparations. The identified potential strains were scaled up, mass multiplied and formulated using cell protectants and the production technology will be transferred as an output of this project.
A statement issued by NCL said that, agricultural productivity and sustainability has to be enhanced without perpetuating any ecological damage. The continuous use of chemical fertilizers and agrochemicals has showed adverse impact on agriculture, environment and economy as well. Natural plant-microbe-environment interactions can be utilized in many ways for enhancing crop productivity. Rhizosphere-associated microbes play a key role in plant growth promotion by protecting plants from deleterious effects such as drought, salinity, pests and pathogens.
DSTA has done a study, which revealed that, sugarcane farmers of Maharashtra were facing severe problems for sugarcane growth, soil salinity, drought, fungal diseases, white grub and recently introduced devastating Spodeptera infestation. Due to these problems the yield of sugarcane had drastically reduced.
In order to pool the respective expertise and capabilities, both NCL and DSTA were jointly working on this project for developing sustainable technologies for beneficial application for sugarcane crop by using natural preparations. The identified potential strains were scaled up, mass multiplied and formulated using cell protectants and the production technology will be transferred as an output of this project.
A statement issued by NCL said that, agricultural productivity and sustainability has to be enhanced without perpetuating any ecological damage. The continuous use of chemical fertilizers and agrochemicals has showed adverse impact on agriculture, environment and economy as well. Natural plant-microbe-environment interactions can be utilized in many ways for enhancing crop productivity. Rhizosphere-associated microbes play a key role in plant growth promotion by protecting plants from deleterious effects such as drought, salinity, pests and pathogens.
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