Ga onbeperkt met Magzter GOLD
Krijg onbeperkte toegang tot meer dan 9000 tijdschriften, kranten en Premium-verhalen voor slechts
Fertile stubble
Down To Earth
|June 01, 2022
College students in Delhi develop "stubble pots" that help plants grow faster, bloom early and live longer
RASHMI GUPTA has just finished plucking fresh tomatoes from the kitchen garden in her apartment's balcony. The Delhi-based teacher did not expect a yield of 10-15 tomatoes from a single pot she bought four months ago. The difference was that the pot was lined with stubble, soil and dung.
Rashmi first heard of these "stubble pots" last year from her daughter Samaira, a student of Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies in Delhi. Samaira encouraged her to buy a pot from the college's student initiative Project Pravaah.
Dit verhaal komt uit de June 01, 2022-editie van Down To Earth.
Abonneer u op Magzter GOLD voor toegang tot duizenden zorgvuldig samengestelde premiumverhalen en meer dan 9000 tijdschriften en kranten.
Bent u al abonnee? Aanmelden
MEER VERHALEN VAN Down To Earth
Down To Earth
KING OF BIRDS
Revered for centuries, western tragopan now needs protection as its forests shrink, human pressures mount
3 mins
December 16, 2025
Down To Earth
WHISKERS ALL AQUIVER
Climate change threatens creatures that have weathered extreme environments for thousands of years
2 mins
December 16, 2025
Down To Earth
GOLDEN SPIRIT
Survival of the shy primate is closely tied to the health of Western Ghats
3 mins
December 16, 2025
Down To Earth
RINGED EYES IN THE CANOPY
Rapid habitat destruction forces arboreal langur to alter habits
2 mins
December 16, 2025
Down To Earth
HANGING BY THE CLIFF
The Himalaya's rarest wild goat is on the brink of local extinction
2 mins
December 16, 2025
Down To Earth
ANGEL OF THE BEAS
Conservation reserves, citizen science, and habitat protection give the Indus River dolphin a fighting chance in India
2 mins
December 16, 2025
Down To Earth
UNDER MOONLIT SCRUB
Survival of this hidden guardian tells us whether our scrublands still breathe
2 mins
December 16, 2025
Down To Earth
SYMBOL OF SILENT VALLEY
Lion-tailed macaque remains vulnerable despite past victories
2 mins
December 16, 2025
Down To Earth
THE APE IN OUR STORIES
India's only non-human ape species is a cultural icon threatened by forest fragmentation
2 mins
December 16, 2025
Down To Earth
SENTINEL OF THE HIGH COLD DESERT
The bird's evocative call may not continue to roll across the cold desert valley for long
3 mins
December 16, 2025
Translate
Change font size