Activities of Agronomy Department

 

Commodity

Problems

Solution

Activity(Trg./FLD/OFT)

Sugarcane

Increase the cost of cultivation  & decline the productivity

Pair row, wide spaced with two-eye bud planting methods.

Suitable Intercropping

Organic cultivation.

Training/ Demonstration

 

Water scarcity

Pair row planting method.

Trash mulching

Drip irrigation.

Training/ Demonstration

 

Declining the soil health observing micronutrient deficiencies

 

Trash mulching in standing as well as ratoon crop.

Green manuring.

 Training/ Demonstration

 

 

White woolly aphids

Releases bioagent, proper management practices group action.

Training

Soybean

Low yield, imbalance nutrients management,

and pest, disease management

Introduction of high yielding and pest, disease resistant variety.

Balance nutrient mgt.

Foliar application of plant nutrient.

 Training

 FLD

Red gram

Helicoverpa management Increases cost on plant protection.

IPM

 

Training

FLD

Wheat

Low yield

Nutrient unavailability under saline/alkaline soil,

Imbalance use of chemical

fertilizer

Introduction of new high yielding variety.

Foliar application of plant nutrients.

Chemical fert. Appln. as per soil testing.

FLD

 

OFT

 Bengal gram

 Low productivity,

Helicoverpa management,

Increases cost on plant protection.

 Introduction of high yielding varieties.

IPM

Training

 

FLD

 Groundnut

Low yield

Secondary and micronutrient deficiencies.

Unavailability of good quality seed of improved varieties.

Adopt the Seed village concept

Introduction of high yielding varieties.

INM

Training

FLD

Cotton

Low yield

 Improper

Pest and diseases management.

Imbalance nutrient management, Poor soil condition.

Timely sowing,

IPM

INM

Training

FLD

OFT

Oyster mushroom cultivation

Less knowledge and skill production technologies.

Unknown about Market linkages

Finance unavailability

Small scale production unit of oyster mushroom with detail technical, market and financial information

Training to RY

Spirulina production technology

Low nutrition/ malnutrition.

Unknown about easy and cheap source of balance nutrition.

Start the small-scale production of Spirulina cultivation for self-consumption.

Technology dissemination

For self employment generation

Training to PF, RY and EF

Trainings, Front Line Demonstrations, crop Demonstrations, On Farm Trials

TRAININGS

Practicing Farmers

Need based training programmes are conducted on different field crops for Practicing Farmers and Practicing Farm women.

Trainings- PF

      - Sugarcane- planting methods, organic farming, irrigation management, Trash mulching,      ratoon Management.

                  -  Oilseed crops (Soybean ,Groundnut)- ICM, improved varieties

                  - Pulses (Red gram, Bengal gram) – Improved varieties, IPM

                  - Cotton- ICM, IPM

                  - Wheat- Improved varieties, INM

                  - Organic farming 

Extension Functionaries

Training programmes of innovative technologies are conducted to Extension Functionaries for dissemination of technologies among the farmers

Trainings- EF

                        - sugarcane production Technologies

                        -Organic Farming

                        -ICM, IPM in cotton

                        -Water Management

-ICM in oilseed crops

                        -Spirulina Production Technology

Rural Youth

Short duration training programmes are conducted to Rural Youth for self employment generations

Trainings-RY

    1. Spirulina production and processing technology

Duration - 2 days

    2. Oyster Mushroom cultivation

Duration - 2 days 

Front Line Demonstrations

Front line Demonstration on Oilseed & Pulses

Oilseed- Soybean, Groundnut

Pulses – Red gram, Bengal gram

FLD –(O & P)

             Soybean- Area- 140.2 ha  

            Component- Varieties, Biofertilizers, INM, ICM 

Groundnut- Area-100.45 ha 

            Component- Varieties, Biofertilizers, INM

             Red gram – Area- 86.4 ha 

             Component- varieties, IPM

             Bengal gram- Area - 123.8 ha

            Component- Varieties, Varieties, IPM 

Front Line Demonstration on Cotton   Area - 67.00 ha

Component-  IPM, ICM( Production Technology), Farm Implements 

Crop Demonstrations

-Demonstrations of new technologies for dissemination among the farmers

-Wheat- Improved varieties NIAW-301

-Pearl millet-Improved varieties - Shradha, Saburi

-Use of Foliar plant nutrients in different crops

-Sugarcane – Different Planting methods 

On Farm Trials

 Trials are conducted for location specific refinement in technologies. 

OFT

            -Foliar plant nutrient applications in different crops

            -Tissue Culture planting materials in sugarcane

            -Sugarcane planting methods.

            -Trash mulching in sugarcane

            -Nutrient Management ( Sulphur application) in wheat

-Vermiwash use in different crops