National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management, Baramati - TopicsExpress



          

National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management, Baramati Abiotic stresses like drought, temperature extremes, floods, salinity, acidity, mineral toxicity, and nutrient deficiency are threatening agricultural, livestock, fisheries and others production globally posing challenges in sustaining even the current productivity levels, let alone further enhancement. . Being a tropical country, India is more challenged with penultimate combinations of abiotic stresses spatially and temporally. The country is experiencing productivity declines due to droughts, floods, and high and low temperatures, etc. which are major limitations in maintaining food security. The climate change is very likely to aggravate the adverse impacts of abiotic stresses further. Therefore there is an urgent need to take up focused research on this important area in the National Agricultural Research System (NARS).
Posted on: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 10:38:58 +0000

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