PROBLEM AND SOLUTIONS IN RELATION TO SOIL SCIENCE

Sr. No.	Commodity	Problems	Solutions	Activity
1	Pulses/Oilseeds/ Sugarcane	-Poor nodulation and low phosphorus availability -Increased cost of production -Yellowing of soybean in saline/alkali soil.	-Use of Rhizobium and PSB -Organic production. -Vermiwash use	- Training - Training - Demonstration
2.	Summer cotton	-Para wilt problem in saline /alkali soil in summer cotton. -Imbalance of fertilizers	- Fertilizers drenching - Foliar nutrient feeding -Soil test based fertilizers management.	-OFT -Demonstration
3.	Fruit crops/Vegetable	-Micronutrients deficiency in Brinjal -Nutrients deficiency in the standing crops. -Cane maturity, flowers/fruit drops. less TSS, low grade fruit quality. -Organic cultivation	-Cheated micronutrients use through soil and spray -Leaf/ Petiole analysis. - Fertigation and spray grades use -Organic nutrients management	-Training - Training -Training -Training
4.	Soil/Water	-Improper diagnosis of plant nutrients deficiency and remedies -Agriclinic	-Scientific diagnosis of nutrients deficiency symptoms	-Training to RY
5.	Organic fertilizers	-Poor quality, lengthy process of production -Technology decimation. -Unemployment in the villages.	-Bio-composting Techniques -Commercial vermicompost and vermiwash production	-Training to EF/RY

TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR PRACTICING FARMERS

1.Integrated Nutrients Management concept

2.Nutrients Management in Organic farming

3.Soil and plant test based nutrients management

4.Vermicompost and vermiwsah production

TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR RURAL YOUTH

1.Commercial vermicompost and vermiwash production

2.Nutrients Diagnosis in soil and plant their remedies.

TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR EXTENSION FUNCTIONARIES

1.Bio-composting Techniques

2.Nutrients Management in organic farming

FRONTLINE DEMONSTRATION OTHER THAN OILSEED AND PULSES

1.Soil Test based balance nutrients management for summer cotton.

2.Vermiwash use in Soybean to reduce the yellowing problem in Alkali soil.

3.Use of soluble and spray grades in Grape and Pomegranate

4.Vermicompost use in ratoon Sugarcane with trash

5.Use vermicompost for Onion to improve the quality and yield.

6.Use of Spray grades in wheat in alkali soil to improve the yield.

ON FARM TESTING

1.To study the effect of spray grade and magnesium sulphate to reduce the Para wilt problem in summer irrigated cotton.

2.To study the effect of soluble potash on yield and quality of grape

3.To study the effect of soluble potash on yield & quality of pomegranate

4. INM model to sugarcane for alkali soil.

7.To study the effect of spray grades to reduce the flower drop problem in hybrid tomato In calcareous soil.