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Research Article
Amaranth Plant: Protects Climate, Health and Development by Controlling Root-Knot Disease
Author(s): Subhas Chandra Datta, Ranita Das, Kingshuk Chatterjee, Bikram Mondal and Rajnarayan DasSubhas Chandra Datta, Ranita Das, Kingshuk Chatterjee, Bikram Mondal and Rajnarayan Das
Plant diseases, caused by pathogens, significantly reduce food production particularly in the developing world. Syntheticand chemical- pesticides are the most effective means of control, but they are expensive and not environment friendly. Population growth and rapid urbanization are putting considerable pressure on water available for irrigation. The “evils” of synthetic- and chemical- pesticides has been a major concern to environmentalists. To move forward, it will require new and more efficient solutions, technologies and products. Our best endeavor is to focus on the edible Amaranth which may have important economic implications for agriculture in future. In a well-protected garden of Kanchannagar DN Das High School (HS), Government of West Bengal, naturally-infested with Meloidogyne incognita, Kofoid and White, Chitwood, amaranth (Amarant.. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2161-0525.1000341
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