CSIR_IHBT

In an interesting agricultural development, scientists at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research- Institute of Himalayan Bioresource, Palampur (CSIR-IHBT) have introduced six varieties of heeng (Asafoetida) from Iran. Sanjay Kumar, Director, CSIR-IHBT planted the first sapling at Lahaul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh, on a trial basis. Scientists have also distributed the asafoetida plants to seven farmers in the… read-more