DrBabasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University(Bamu) has ventured intoagricultural researchby joining hands with a seed company.
The university has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with theMahyco Private Limitedfor the benefit of the students in presence of university registrar Jayashri Suryawanshi and chief science officer of the company Bharat R Char.
Utilizing technologies such as field-based phenotyping using drones will be one of the focus areas of MoU. The collaboration intends to help the farmers in identification of pest incidence in a pre-symptomatic manner, among other benefits.