Activities of Agronomy Department
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Commodity |
Problems |
Solution |
Activity(Trg./FLD/OFT) |
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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 |
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Water scarcity |
Pair row planting method. Trash mulching Drip irrigation. |
Training/ Demonstration |
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Declining the soil health observing micronutrient deficiencies
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Trash mulching in standing as well as ratoon crop. Green manuring. |
Training/ Demonstration
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White woolly aphids |
Releases bioagent, proper management practices group action. |
Training |
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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 |
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Red gram |
Helicoverpa management Increases cost on plant protection. |
IPM
|
Training FLD |
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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 |
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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 |
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Cotton |
Low yield Improper Pest and diseases management. Imbalance nutrient management, Poor soil condition. |
Timely sowing, IPM INM |
Training FLD OFT |
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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 |
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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 |
Practicing
Farmers
Need based training programmes are conducted on different field crops for Practicing Farmers and Practicing Farm women.
Trainings- PF
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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
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Organic farming
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
Short
duration training programmes are conducted to Rural Youth for
self employment generations
Trainings-RY
Duration - 2 days
2. Oyster Mushroom cultivationDuration - 2 days
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
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
-
-Sugarcane planting methods.
-Nutrient Management ( Sulphur application) in wheat
-Vermiwash use in different crops