Compared to grains like paddy or wheat, vegetables are considered quick money for a farmer. It takes 3-4 months for the vegetable crops to start yielding and generate income compared to paddy, wheat or fruit trees. Having a shorter life span, the crops are more prone to insect pests and disease attack mainly due to their tender and soft skin. Be it traditional varieties or hybrids the fact remains that the crop gets infested with pests and till date complete control over the pests has been a challenging task.New problems “Especially farmers’ dependence on pesticides and their indiscriminate...
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