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Time of India
17-07-2025
- General
- Time of India
Dabhal farmer uses grafting to keep pepper cultivation alive
Panaji: In the spice gardens of Dabhal in Dharbandora, farmer Sachin Tendulkar, not to be confused with the Indian cricket legend, is a champion of another field. He became known for the in-situ grafting of black pepper, which won him national recognition. 'Goa's black pepper vines are highly susceptible to quick wilt and slow wilt diseases, which often kill the crop within two to three years of planting—leaving farmers with no yield and little incentive to replant. The disease incidents have grown in recent years, so many people have stopped replanting,' Tendulkar said. 'But to tackle this, one must learn the grafting technique or buy good quality grafts.' This season, he developed 500 grafts on his own farm while training fellow farmers from the taluka in the art of grafting. He points out that black pepper can easily be grown as an intercrop with coconut and arecanut gardens, providing a source of additional income. 'In an acre, you can grow 600 to 900 arecanut palms. Even if you plant black pepper on just half that space, you can have about 450 vines. This year, prices have gone up to Rs 700 per kg for black pepper,' he said. Tendulkar also warns against bringing planting material from other regions without caution. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Is it legal? How to get Internet without paying a subscription? Techno Mag Learn More Undo 'When you bring grafts from soils not native to Goa, you bring the disease inoculum too. The pathogens from that soil can enter your garden. But if you plan the cutting without any soil, the cost of disease maintenance and management is reduced,' he said. Tendulkar was honoured with the Spice Award 2025 by the Indian Institute of Spices Research (IISR), Kozhikode, Kerala, last week during the institute's Golden Jubilee celebrations. He was one of only five farmers across India to receive the honour. 'Many people don't take black pepper very seriously, but it can prove to be a very good additional income source for farmers,' he said.
The Hindu
07-05-2025
- Science
- The Hindu
Symposium on recent trends in Omics at ICAR-IISR headquarters in Kozhikode
ICAR–Indian Institute of Spices Research (IISR) is hosting a National Symposium on 'Recent Trends in Omics in Plant Biology' from May 20 to 22 at its headquarters in Kozhikode. The event is being organised by the institute's Bioinformatics and Integrative Genomics Facility, with financial assistance from the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology. The symposium is expected to bring together scientists, academicians, research scholars, and industry representatives from across the country to deliberate on the rapidly evolving field of Omics technologies and their applications in plant science and agriculture. It will feature plenary lectures by leading experts, technical paper presentations, and panel discussions covering a spectrum of themes. These include genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and bioinformatics. Sessions will also explore genome editing technologies, horti-informatics, and the role of artificial intelligence and computational tools in advancing plant research and sustainable agriculture. The event is open to scientists, faculty members, postgraduate and doctoral scholars, and professionals from the agri-biotech and bioinformatics industry. Interested participants are required to register through the institute's official website. The last date for registration for the symposium is May 12. The institute is also organising a pre-symposium workshop on May 20, to provide hands-on training in Omics tools and data analysis techniques in transcriptomics, computational metagenomics, Genome wide association studies and machine learning. There will be a separate registration for the pre-symposium workshop. For further information, participants may contact the organising committee at 0495-2731410 or visit the official IISR website -
