Agricultural think tank of the State, Birsa Agricultural University (BAU), and the Agricultural Directorate of the are jointly trying to increase income of the farmers of the State. In order to do so, BAU has started research on the newly emerging oilseed crop Gobhi Sarson’ in the current Rabi season for searching opportunities in the State.
This initiative of research on this crop is being done for the first time in the State by the Agronomy Department of BAU, which is being implemented under the ICAR supported All India Coordinated Research project on Integrated Farming System Research.
This crop was planted in November in the agronomy department’s Integrated Farming System Research Farm. Presently this crop is flourishing in the field. Flowering has started in its Plants.