<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><OAI-PMH xmlns="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/OAI-PMH.xsd"><responseDate>2026-06-24T15:12:57Z</responseDate><request identifier="oai:archives.ncbs.res.in:/repositories/2/archival_objects/27045" metadataPrefix="oai_dc" verb="GetRecord">https://oai.catalogue.archives.ncbs.res.in/</request><GetRecord><record><header><identifier>oai:archives.ncbs.res.in:/repositories/2/archival_objects/27045</identifier><datestamp>2026-02-26T12:11:53Z</datestamp></header><metadata><oai_dc:dc xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:publisher xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Archives at NCBS</dc:publisher><dc:publisher xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Tata Institute of Fundamental Research</dc:publisher><dc:identifier xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">AR-007-1.AR-007-1-2.AR-007-0043</dc:identifier><dc:identifier xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">https://catalogue.archives.ncbs.res.in/repositories/2/archival_objects/27045</dc:identifier><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Maharashtra Prabodhan Seva Mandal. MPSM</dc:creator><dc:title xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Apan_weekly_Issue_22_page7, 30-09-1972</dc:title><dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">30-09-1972</dc:date><dc:format xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">1.0 Sheets</dc:format><dc:language xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">eng</dc:language><dc:language xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Latn</dc:language><dc:language xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">mar</dc:language><dc:description xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">The article emphasizes banana cultivation as a sustainable and profitable crop for farmers in Maharashtra, comparing it to a “living bank in the field.” It provides a detailed scientific guide to banana farming—covering soil preparation, pit spacing, irrigation cycles, and organic manure application—to enhance awareness of improved agricultural techniques among rural cultivators.</dc:description><dc:rights xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Access Level 1: Online. See https://archives.ncbs.res.in/access</dc:rights><dc:rights xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Copyright may not have been assigned to Archives, National Centre for Biological Sciences. Permission for reproduction or distribution must be obtained in writing from the Archives at NCBS (archives@ncbs.res.in). The Archives at NCBS makes no representation that it is the copyright owner in all of its collections. The user must obtain all necessary rights and clearances before use of material and material may only be reproduced for academic and non-commercial use.</dc:rights><dc:relation xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">MPSM Papers, AR-007</dc:relation></oai_dc:dc></metadata></record></GetRecord></OAI-PMH>