In addition to being nutritious, bajra is resistant to drought, heat, and some forms of contamination that affect other grains. It has been used for years as a cover crop and animal feed ...

Bajra is a major crop cultivated over one lakh hectares in the district. The Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is a lepidopteran pest that feeds in large numbers on leaves and stems of more ...

the production shot up. ?Since bajra is a rain fed crop and is sown between June 25 and July 15. Moreover, the Haryana Agriculture University (HAU) has helped in introduction of new hybrid ...

Bajra is a traditional Hindi name for the Pennisetum glaucum crop — also known as pearl millet. It’s likewise known as dukn, cumbu, gero, sanio, kambu, babala, or bulrush millet (1).

Moreover, bajra is also used as fodder for cattle. The millet is supposed to have originated in Africa thousands of years ago and was introduced in around 2000 BC to India where the crop thrived owing ...

MILLET (Bajra) is an important grain and a fodder crop. It is a short duration plant and excellent for dry areas because of its potentiality to high tillering, drought and heat tolerance ...

Crop diversification has been touted as a promising ... It is less than half in case of Arhar and Bajra, and about 45 per cent less in the case of maize. Even in a situation where the yields ...