Crop Yields In Punjab

The projected changes in temperature and rainfall reveal a decline in yield of all major crops in the range of 1 to 10 percent by 2035, 3 to 18 percent by 2065, and 4 to 26 percent by the year 2100.

A 30-year-old farmer, dejected over low crop yield allegedly committed suicide in Punjab's Fatehgarh Sahib today, police said.

A farmer in Punjab has claimed he has been sowing wheat directly into the hard soil of his fields without burning crop residue since 2001 and getting up to 2.5 quintals of higher crop yield per acre, a feat that the authorities said could encourage other farmers to do the same.

For 12 years, the majority of Punjab's farmers have been growing Bt cotton, or genetically modified cotton seeds, which have protected their crops from pests like bollworms. Their yields have doubled too. However, in the last few years, Bt cotton has displayed a remarkable vulnerability to a large number of sap feeding pests like white-flies, which...

From Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh to parts of Maharashtra, the unseasonal showers over the weekend have dashed the hopes of thousands or farmers. The yield for crops like wheat, potato, mustard, onion is likely to be adversely impacted by the wet spell.

The country stares at an impending drought with widespread monsoon failure causing deep concern. In a surprising contrast, parts of Punjab, the granary of India, may actually end up growing more food grain than normal monsoon years - a startling claim made by Professor BS Dhillon, vice chancellor of Punjab Agriculture University (PAU), Ludhiana.

The projected changes in temperature and rainfall reveal a decline in yield of all major crops in the range of 1 to 10 percent by 2035, 3 to 18 percent by 2065, and 4 to 26 percent by the year 2100.

A 30-year-old farmer, dejected over low crop yield allegedly committed suicide in Punjab's Fatehgarh Sahib today, police said.

A farmer in Punjab has claimed he has been sowing wheat directly into the hard soil of his fields without burning crop residue since 2001 and getting up to 2.5 quintals of higher crop yield per acre, a feat that the authorities said could encourage other farmers to do the same.

For 12 years, the majority of Punjab's farmers have been growing Bt cotton, or genetically modified cotton seeds, which have protected their crops from pests like bollworms. Their yields have doubled too. However, in the last few years, Bt cotton has displayed a remarkable vulnerability to a large number of sap feeding pests like white-flies, which...

From Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh to parts of Maharashtra, the unseasonal showers over the weekend have dashed the hopes of thousands or farmers. The yield for crops like wheat, potato, mustard, onion is likely to be adversely impacted by the wet spell.

The country stares at an impending drought with widespread monsoon failure causing deep concern. In a surprising contrast, parts of Punjab, the granary of India, may actually end up growing more food grain than normal monsoon years - a startling claim made by Professor BS Dhillon, vice chancellor of Punjab Agriculture University (PAU), Ludhiana.