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New research initiatives by ICAR-NIPHM
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Friday, 21 March, 2025, 14 : 00 PM [IST]
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Our Bureau, New Delhi
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National Institute of Plant Health Management (NIPHM), an autonomous organisation under Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare is undertaking various research initiative / technologies for improvement of Plant Protection Technology, Plant quarantine and Bio-security with special emphasis on crop-oriented Integrated Pest Management approaches for enhancing the country's agricultural production namely validation of the protocols for the analysis of quality parameters of formulation
(i) Humic acid, Fulvic acid and their derivatives and (ii) Mixed Formulations of biostimulants, Project on Biological Control of two Crop Pests (ICAR-AICRP-BC), Biodiversity of natural enemies in maize ecosystem and evaluation of NIPHM white media for the production of Nomuraea rileyi (Metarhizium rileyi) for management of Maize Fall Army Worm (Spodoptra frugiperda), Development of eco-friendly integrated stored grain pest management techniques for bulk grain storage in FCI godowns, Survey and field evaluation of Sterile Insect Technique for the management of Oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) infesting economically important fruit crops.
Further, NIPHM is promoting the sustainable and organic farming practices by organising capacity building programs for officers and farmers of different states on various Plant protection related subjects namely training and demonstration of bioinputs under Soil and Root Health Management scheme to promote bio inputs, promotion of bio inputs, sustainable Plant health management etc. So far NIPHM has not entered into any formal collaboration with International agricultural research institute.
This information was given by Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Ramnath Thakur in a written reply in Lok Sabha.
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