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Warming seas drive shoreline species north
Climate change is having a big impact on British shorelines
Martian gullies turn tide in hunt for life
PLANETARY SCIENTISTS are eager to step up their search for life on Mars after news that liquid water seems to have flowed down gullies in the planet's mid-latitudes within the past few years. Mike Malin of Malin Space Science Systems in San ...
First cloned cat has kittens
THE WORLD'S first cloned cat has given birth to a litter of three healthy kittens. . The kittens were revealed by researchers at Texas A&M University after being given the all clear after extensive health checks and routine vaccinations. The ..
Bio-drains to reduce pollutants
DRAINS ARE usually designed to carry different type of wastewater — from rainfall runoff to spent water generated from residential and commercial centres. At times sewage too finds their way into these water carriage units through ...
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FARMER'S NOTEBOOK
Treating infertility, a common problem in cattle
Reproduction is the first system to be affected by malnutrition
Control of mites in tea plantations
Red spider mite( Oligonychus coffeae) is the predominant one that causes damage to crops. Introduction of new planting materials, transportation of leaves from areas within and outside the district have contributed for the introduction and ...
FARM QUERIES
More yield
Apply NPK fertilizer every year during September-October. During February about 5gms of urea diluted in one litre of water must be sprayed all over the ...
FARM QUERIES
Bud fall in guava
Two split doses of NPK fertilizer must be applied very year during March and October. Spray 1 ml of Planofix hormone diluted in 10 litres of water on the crown of the tree to prevent bud fall. Readers are invited to send their queries with ...

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