DARE REPORT

2016-17

ICAR-ATARI, Zone-I, Ludhiana

2. About Krishi Vigyan Kendras

2.1 State wise Status of Krishi Vigyan Kendras

Name of the

State

No. of Districts

No. of KVKs under

TOTAL

SAU ICAR DU SU NGO SDA

Delhi 1 - - - - 1 - 1

Haryana 18 14 2 - - 2 - 18

Himachal Pradesh 12 12 - - - - - 12

Jammu &

Kashmir 19 18 1 - - - - 19

Punjab 20 20 - - - - - 20

Total 70 64 3 0 0 3 0 70

ICAR – Indian Council of Agricultural Research, SAU – State Agricultural University, DU- Deemed University, CU-

Central University, NGO – Non-Governmental Organization, SDA- State Department of Agriculture

2.2 STAFF POSITION

Total number of sanctioned posts in 70 KVKs of Zone-I is 1120 out of which 903 (80.62%) are in position. Highest

percentage of vacancies is in Administrative staff category (24.28%) in Zone-I. State wise summary is given below:

Category

Delhi Haryana Himachal

Pradesh

Jammu &

Kashmir

Punjab TOTAL

S F V S F V S F V S F V S F V S F V

PC 1 1 0 18 17 1 12 12 0 19 16 3 20 18 2 70 64 6

SMS 6 4 2 108 73 35 72 57 15 114 96 18 120 100 20 420 330 90

Programme

Assistant 3 2 1 54 35 19 36 32 4 57 50 7 60 53 7 210 172 38

Administrative

staff 2 2 0 36 28 8 24 22 2 38 22 16 40 32 8 140 106 34

Auxiliary 2 2 0 36 32 4 24 23 1 38 28 10 40 38 2 140 123 17

Supporting 2 2 0 36 22 14 24 21 3 38 29 9 40 34 6 140 108 32

Total 16 13 3 288 207 81 192 167 25 304 241 63 320 275 45 1120 903 217

3. TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT AND REFINEMENT

3.1 TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT

Table 3.1.1: Summary of technologies assessed under various crops by KVKs

Thematic

areas

Crop Name of the technology assessed No. of

trials

No. of

KVKs

INM Apple Control of Apple Canker Through Paints 9 1

INM Apple Management of multi nutrient deficiency in apple 2 1

INM Apple Potassium application for improved fruit yield and

quality in apple

5 1

INM Apple To assess the effect of different nitrogenous fertilizers

on fruit yield and quality in apple

5 1

INM Apple Effect of different sources & concentrations of ca & b

on yield & quality of apple

3 1

INM Apple Effect of organic manures and bio-fertilizers on yield

and quality of apple.

2 1

INM Apple Integrated nutrient management in apple 4 1

INM Apple Improving nutrient use efficiency in apple through

application of psb enriched vermicompost

2 1

INM Baby corn Integrated nutrient management in baby corn 6 1

INM Blackgram Effect of farmyard manure and bio-fertilizers on the

productivity of blackgram

3 1

INM Bt Cotton Phosphorus requirement of bt cotton crop sown after

wheat that received the required quantity of dap

3 1

INM Cauliflower Effect of Boron on yield and quality of cauliflower 6 1

INM cauliflower Integrated nutrient management to overcome boron

deficiency in mid season cauliflower

4 1

INM Cauliflower Impact of Biofertilizer (Him Palam) On Productivity

and Fruit Quality In Cauliflower

3 1

INM Cluster Bean Response of potash on yield of cluster bean 5 1

INM FYM Reducing The Period of Decomposition Of Fym

Through Addition Of Effective Microbes

2 1

INM Garlic Integrated Nutrient Management In Garlic To

Overcome Hollowness of Bulbs

4 1

INM Garden peas Integrated Nutrient Management For Yield

Maximization in Pea

5 1

INM maize Integrated nutrient management in rainfed maize on

soil test basis

4 1

INM Kinnow Control of Fruit drop by Fertigation in Kinnow 5 1

INM Maize Integrated Nutrient Management In Rainfed Maize on

Soil Test Basis.

5 1

INM Kinnow Control of Fruit drop by Fertigation in Kinnow 5 1

INM Maize Integrated Nutrient Management In Rainfed Maize on

Soil Test Basis.

5 1

INM Gram Effect of Foliar Application Of Urea At Flower

Initiation Stage On Yield Of Gram

3 1

INM Moong Effect of Biofertiliser On Moong Ml 818 1 1

INM Mustard Response of different sources of sulphur on grain 5 1

Thematic

areas

Crop Name of the technology assessed No. of

trials

No. of

KVKs

yield and economics of mustard

INM Mustard Effect of Sulphur Application in Mustard 5 1

INM Okra Integrated Nutrient Management In Okra 2 1

INM Onion Effect of Potash And Sulphur On Yield And Quality

Parameters In Onion With Different Planting Methods

1 1

INM Onion Effect of Zinc Sulphate Application On Onion Bulb

Yield

10 1

INM paddy Impact of Zinc Supplementation On Yield And

Quality Parameters Under Paddy Crop

5 1

INM Pea Integrated Nutrient Management Through Bio-

Fertilizers on Garden Pea

7 1

INM Pea Effect of biofertilizers/balance use of fertilizers on

termite on yield of vegetable pea

3 1

INM Peas Balanced And Integrated Fertilizer Management Of

Summer Pea In Higher Altitudes

3 1

INM paddy Impact of Zinc Supplementation On Yield And

Quality Parameters Under Paddy Crop

5 1

INM Pearl Millet Response of nutrient management on yield of bajra 5 1

INM Potato Integrated Nutrient Management In Potato 7 1

INM Potato Use of Different Biofertilizers On Sound Vegetable

Production Under Cold Arid Conditions

5 1

INM Plum Integrated Nutrient Management In Plum 4 1

INM Rice Effect of Biofertiliser On Rice Pr 121 1 1

INM Rice Effect of PSB, Azotobactor And Bga On Basmati 1 1

INM Rice Optimum Use Of Urea In Pusa Basmati 1121 4 1

INM Rice Nitrogen Management in Basmati (Variety Pusa

Basmati 1121)

2 1

INM Rice Optimum Use Of Urea in Pusa 1121 3 1

INM Soybean Effect Of Biofertiliser on Soyabean Sl 958 1 1

INM Soybean Effect Of Biofertiliser on Soyabean Sl 958 1 1

INM Tomato Performance evaluation of Naphthalene Acetic Acid

& Calcium Chloride application on nutrient uptake,

growth & yield of tomato in Delhi condition

3 1

INM Tomato Influence of foliar application of Boron on yield of

tomato

6 1

INM Tomato Fruit Cracking and Blossom End Rot Management in

Tomato.

5 1

INM Tomato Assessment of Water Soluble Fertilizer For Enhancing

Productivity and Fruit Quality of Tomato

5 1

INM wheat Integrated nutrient management in wheat 5 1

INM wheat Effect of zinc and iron in wheat 5 1

INM Wheat Integrated nutrient management in wheat 3 1

INM wheat Effect of Integrated Nutrient Management on Soil

Test basis on yield and economics of wheat

5 1

INM wheat Effect of Integrated Nutrient Management on Timely

Sown Wheat Varieties Hpw-368.

3 1

INM Wheat Integrated Nutrient Management In Wheat 5 1

Thematic

areas

Crop Name of the technology assessed No. of

trials

No. of

KVKs

INM wheat Nutrient Management In Wheat 5 1

INM Wheat Response of Foliar Application of Manganese

Sulphate (Mnso4) In Wheat

10 1

INM Wheat Efficient Phosphorus Management in Potato 3 1

INM Wheat Effect of Phosphorus Solublising Bacteria(Psb) on

Wheat Productivity

3 1

INM Wheat Effect of Different Sources Of Sulphur on Wheat

Yield

3 1

INM wheat Amelioration of Mn Deficiency In Wheat 4 1

INM wheat Zn Fortification of Wheat Grain 1 1

INM Wheat Nitrogen Management In Wheat 4 1

INM Litchi

Effect Of Postharvest Application of Urea on Fruiting

And Yield Of Litchi 3

1

ICM Agro forestry Performance of crops with boundary plantation 3 1

ICM Apple Enhancement Of Fruit Set In Apple In Areas

Experiencing Bad Weather

5 1

ICM Apple Mulching Practices To Check Fruit Drop And

Improve Fruit Size And Yield In Apple

5 1

ICM Apple Integrated Management Of Hailstorm Effects On

Apple

3 1

ICM Apple Effect Of Different Regimes Of Pruning Intensity In

Apple

2 1

ICM Apple Management Of Pruning In Apple Cv. Red Delicious

For Improving Fruit Set, Quality And Yield

2 1

ICM apple Effect Of Scientific Pruning On Quality Of Apple 2 1

ICM Ber Quality Improvement And Fruit Drop Control In Ber 5 1

ICM Bittergourd Different Planting Methods Of Bittergourd 2 1

ICM Carnation Application Of Ga3 In Carnation For Better Growth 5 1

ICM Cauliflower Effect Of Planting Method On Mortality, Curd Weight

And Yield In Early Cauliflower

3 1

ICM Eucalyptus Effect of different spacing on boundary planted

Eucalyptus (9 Month)

5 1

ICM Eucalyptus Performance of agricultural crops with boundary

plantation of Eucalyptus trees

5 1

ICM Eucalyptus Performance of agricultural crop (Wheat) with

boundary plantation of Eucalyptus trees

5 1

ICM Eucalyptus Performance of clonel Eucalyptus at different spacing 1 1

ICM Eucalyptus Effect of spacing on boundary planted eucalyptus 7 1

ICM eucalyptus Effect of spacing on boundary plantation of

eucalyptus

1 1

ICM Cherry Control Of Immature Fruit Drop And Fruit Cracking

In Cherry Cv. Misri And Makhmali

2 1

ICM cucumber Realizing Higher Profit Through Intercropping Of

Cucumber

3 1

ICM Guava Rejuvenation / Top working in guava 1 1

ICM Guava Effect Of Nodal Pruning On Fruit Yield And Quality

In Guava

3 1

Thematic

areas

Crop Name of the technology assessed No. of

trials

No. of

KVKs

ICM Guava Effect Of Pruning On Yield And Quality Of Guava 3 1

ICM guava Crop Regulation In Guava 3 1

ICM Kinnow Control Of Fruit Drop In Kinnow 3 1

ICM low tunnel

technology

Realizing Better Profit Margin Through Low Tunnel

Technology

3 1

ICM Muskmelon Planting Method in Muskmelon 5 1

ICM

Marigold

Flower Regulation In Marigold Through Pinching For

Increased Returns 5

1

ICM Maize Assessment Of Seed Rate In Maize 6 1

ICM Paddy Performance of different crop establishment

techniques

3 1

ICM Paddy Effect of different tillage methods on yield of paddy 1 1

ICM Paddy Paddy Cultivation Through Sri 4 1

ICM Onion Different Techniques Of Cultivation Of Kharif Onion 3 1

ICM pear Enhancement Of Fruit Quality And Production Of

Pear By Proper Fertilizer Use

8 1

ICM Poplar Relative performance of different poplar clones under

Bhiwani conditions

2 1

ICM Plum Studies On Germination Of Stone Fruits 2 1

ICM Peas Effect Of Seed Rate On Yield Attributes Of Mid

Season Vegetable Peas

3 1

ICM Summer

squash

Effect of different sowing times on yield of summer

squash

3 1

ICM tomato Use Of Growth Regulators To Enhance The Yield

And Quality Of Tomato

5 1

ICM Rice Varietal Evaluation To Study Incidence Of Rust And

Productivity In Wheat

4 1

ICM Wheat Comparision between different sowing methods of

Wheat crop

3 1

ICM Wheat Effect of bed planting on production of wheat 3 1

ICM Wheat Varietal performance of Wheat 3 1

ICM Wheat Performance of Laser Land Leveling 5 1

ICM Turmeric Intercropping Of Turmeric With Agroforestry Trees

To Assess The Yield Under Shade

2 1

ICM vegetables Cultivation Of Off Season Exotic Vegetables Under

Protected Conditions

2 1

IDM Apple Collar Rot Management In Apple 2 1

IDM Apple Management Of Collar Rot Through Eco- Friendly

Approaches In Apple

5 1

IDM Apple Management Of Russeting In Apple 3 1

IDM Apple Management Of Canker In Apple Orchards 4 1

IDM Apple Management Of Collar And Root Rot Through Bio-

Control Agents

5 1

IDM Apple Management Of Canker In Apple 3 1

IDM Apple Mgmt Of Canker In Apple 3 1

IDM apple Management Of Root Rot In Apple 3 1

IDM Cluster Bean Management of BLB in cluster bean (HG 2-20) 5 1

Thematic

areas

Crop Name of the technology assessed No. of

trials

No. of

KVKs

through seed treatment

IDM Capsicum Integrated Management Of Powdery Mildew In

Capsicum Under Protected Conditions

4 1

IDM Brinjal Management Of Brinjal Wilt 11 1

IDM Chilli Integrated Management Of Chilli Wilt Disease 3 1

IDM Chilli Integrated Management Of Chili Wilt 3 1

IDM chilli Integrated Management Of Chilli Wilt 3 1

IDM Cotton Management of Parawilt in Cotton 5 1

IDM Gram Management of Rootrot in Gram 5 1

IDM Onion Integrated Disease Management In Onion 3 1

IDM Onion Management Of Purple Blotch And Downy Mildew In

Onion

11 1

IDM cucumber Scientific Management Of Powdery Mildew In

Cucumber Grown Under Protected Conditions

3 1

IDM Paddy Performance evaluation of Zinc Sulphate for

controlling Khaira disease in paddy in Delhi condition

3 1

IDM Paddy Management of bakane disease in paddy 5 1

IDM Paddy Management of Bakanae disease in Basmati Rice

(PUSA – 1121)

9 1

IDM Paddy Effect of mulching and flooding against root knot

nematode (Meloidygyne graminicola) in paddy

nursery

5 1

IDM Paddy Management of bakane disease of basmati in Pusa

1121

2 1

IDM Paddy Refinement in Seed Treatment Technology in Paddy 5 1

IDM Paddy Management of bakanae disease in Basmati Pusa-

1121 rice

3 1

IDM paddy Integrated Disease Management In Paddy 1 1

IDM paddy Occurrence Of Sheath Blight Disease In Paddy

Resulting In Reduction Of Yield.

4 1

IDM Paddy Management Of Sheath Blight In Paddy 5 1

IDM Paddy Disease Management In Paddy 3 1

IDM Paddy Affect Of Time Of Fertilizer(Urea) Application On

Incidence Of False Smut In Rice

2 1

IDM Peach Integrated Management Of Bacterial Gummosis In

Peach For Improved Yield

5 1

IDM Pear Efficacy Of Chemicals In Controlling Pear Diseases 3 1

IDM pear Controlling Russeting In Pear 3 1

IDM Summer

squash

Management of Fusarium wilt in summer squash

(round)

3 1

IDM Summer

squash

Management of Root –knot nematode in summer

squash (round) (Variety - Chandrika)

3 1

IDM Potato Management Of Late Blight In Potato To Reduce

Yield Losses

5 1

IDM Potato Control Of Late Blight Of Potato 4 1

IDM Potato Need Based Use Of Fungicides For The Management

Of Late Blight Of Potato

3 1

Thematic

areas

Crop Name of the technology assessed No. of

trials

No. of

KVKs

IDM Rice Control Of Foot Rot In Basmati 3 1

IDM Rice Management Of Foot Rot In Basmati (Var.- Pusa

1121)

3 1

IDM Tomato Performance evaluation of Trichoderma viride as soil,

seed and seedling treatment against damping off

disease control in tomato in Delhi condition

3 1

IDM Tomato Management Of Buckeye Rot Disease In Tomato 10 1

IDM tomato Effective Management Of Blossom End Rot And Fruit

Cracking In Tomato

5 1

IDM Sunflower Management Of Downy Mildew Disease Of

Sunflower

4 1

IDM Walnut Management Of Mistletoe (Viscum Album) In Walnut 3 1

IDM vegetables Developing Management Strategies For Late Blight

Of Potato

6 1

IDM wheat Assessment of different fungicide against Yellow rust

in Wheat

3 1

IDM Wheat Effect of different fungicides on management of

yellow rust in wheat

10 1

IDM Wheat Management Of Yellow Rust In Wheat 2 1

IDM wheat Performance Of Wheat Varieties Against Pressure Of

Yellow Rust In Different Blocks

5 1

IPM Apple Early Spray Of Miticide For The Management Of Erm 2 1

IPM Apple Early Spray Of Metasystox For The Management Of

San Jose Scale

2 1

IPM Apple Management Of Root Rot In Apple 2 1

IPM apple Mgmt. Of Insect And Mite Pest Complex Of Apple

Orchards

3 1

IPM Apple Early Spray Of Miticide For The Management Of Erm 2 1

IPM Apple Early Spray Of Metasystox For The Management Of

San Jose Scale

2 1

IPM Apple Management Of Root Rot In Apple 2 1

IPM apple Mgmt. Of Insect And Mite Pest Complex Of Apple

Orchards

3 1

IPM Ber Management of fruit fly by pheromone traps in ber 5 1

IPM Ber Management of fruit fly in ber using pheromone traps 5 1

IPM Ber Management of fruit fly by pheromone traps in ber 5 1

IPM Ber Management of fruit fly in ber using pheromone traps 5 1

IPM Bottle Gourd Management of fruit fly by pheromone traps in bottle

gourd

5 1

IPM Bottle gourd Assessment Of Chemical Spray On Fruit Set In Bottle

Gourd

3 1

IPM Bottle Gourd Management of fruit fly by pheromone traps in bottle

gourd

5 1

IPM Bottle gourd Assessment Of Chemical Spray On Fruit Set In Bottle

Gourd

3 1

IPM Bottle gourd Management Of Fruit Fly In Bottle Gourd 3 1

IPM Brinjal Integrated Management Of Shoot And Fruit Borer Of 5 1

Thematic

areas

Crop Name of the technology assessed No. of

trials

No. of

KVKs

Brinjal

IPM brinjal Management Of Shoot And Fruit Borer In Brinjal 2 1

IPM Brinjal Integrated Management Of Shoot And Fruit Borer Of

Brinjal

5 1

IPM brinjal Management Of Shoot And Fruit Borer In Brinjal 2 1

IPM Capsicum Management Of Powdery In Capsicum Under

Protected Cultivation.

2 1

IPM Cauliflower Management of Diamond back moth in cauliflower

(Variety – Hyb.Madhuri)

3 1

IPM Cauliflower Management of Diamond BackmMoth in Cauliflower 5 1

IPM cauliflower Evaluation Of Insecticides For Management Of Aphid

In Cauliflower

5 1

IPM Cauliflower Integrated Pest Management In Cauliflower 2 1

IPM Cauliflower Management of Diamond back moth in cauliflower

(Variety – Hyb.Madhuri)

3 1

IPM Cauliflower Management of Diamond BackmMoth in Cauliflower 5 1

IPM cauliflower Evaluation Of Insecticides For Management Of Aphid

In Cauliflower

5 1

IPM Cauliflower Integrated Pest Management In Cauliflower 2 1

IPM Chickpea Evaluation of insecticides against Helicoverpa

armigera in Chickpea

5 1

IPM Chickpea Evaluation of insecticides against Helicoverpa

armigera in Chickpea

5 1

IPM Cotton Integrated approach for management of sucking pests

in Bt cotton

3 1

IPM Cotton Management Of White Fly On Cotton Crop 3 1

IPM Cotton Integrated approach for management of sucking pests

in Bt cotton

3 1

IPM Cotton Management of Whitefly and other Sucking pests in

Cotton

5 1

IPM Cotton Management Of White Fly On Cotton Crop 3 1

IPM Cucumber Management of fruit fly in cucumber using

pheromone traps

5 1

IPM Guava Management of fruit fly by pheromone traps in Guava 5 1

IPM Gauva Management of fruit fly in guava using pheromone

traps

5 1

IPM Guava Integrated Management Of Guava Fruit Fly 3 1

IPM Guava Management of fruit fly by pheromone traps in Guava 5 1

IPM Gauva Management of fruit fly in guava using pheromone

traps

5 1

IPM Gram Integrated Pest Management In Gram 2 1

IPM Gram Integrated Pest Management In Gram 2 1

IPM Maize Management Of Cutworm In Maize Under Midhills 3 1

IPM Maize Management Of Cutworm In Maize Under Midhills 3 1

IPM Paddy Comparative evaluation insecticides for control of

hopper in Paddy

5 1

IPM Paddy Integrated Management Of Stem Borer & Leaf Folder 5 1

Thematic

areas

Crop Name of the technology assessed No. of

trials

No. of

KVKs

In Hybrid Paddy.

IDM Paddy Affect Of Time Of Fertilizer(Urea) Application On

Incidence Of False Smut In Rice

2 1

IPM Paddy Effect of mulching and flooding against root knot

nematode (Meloidygyne graminicola) in paddy

nursery

5 1

IPM Paddy Comparative evaluation insecticides for control of

hopper in Paddy

5 1

IPM Paddy Integrated Management Of Stem Borer & Leaf Folder

In Hybrid Paddy.

5 1

IPM Potato Integrated Pest Management Against Tobacco

Caterpillar Infesting Potato

5 1

IPM Pulses Low Cost Technique For Safe Storage Of Pulses 3 1

IPM Rajmash Management Of Cutworm In Maize + Rajmash Under

Mixed Cropping

5 1

IPM Rajmash Management Of Cutworm In Maize + Rajmash Under

Mixed Cropping

5 1

IPM Rice Effect of mulching and flooding against rice-root knot

nematode (Meloidogyne graminicola) in rice nursery

2 1

IPM Rice Biorational Management Of Stem Borer In Rice 14 1

IPM Rice Management Of Rice Stem Borer And Leaf Folder In

Basmati Rice

2 1

IPM Rice Integrated Stemborer Management In Rice 3 1

IPM rice Effect of mulching and flooding against rice-root knot

nematode (Meloidogyne graminicola) in rice nursery

2 1

IPM Rice Biorational Management Of Stem Borer In Rice 14 1

IPM Rice Integrated Stemborer Management In Rice 3 1

IPM Rice Management Of Foot Rot Of Basmati In Pusa Basmati

1509

3 1

IPM Sarson Integrated Pest Management In Sarson 2 1

IPM Sarson Integrated Pest Management In Sarson 2 1

IPM tomato Management Of Phytophthora Blight In Tomato 3 1

IPM tomato Integrated Pest Management In Tomato. 6 1

IPM tomato Integrated Management Of Tomato Fruit Borer 5 1

IPM Tomato Chemical Management Of Cutworm In Vegetable

Seedling Tomato, Cabbage And Cauliflower

4 1

IPM tomato Management Of Phytophthora Blight In Tomato 3 1

IPM tomato Integrated Pest Management In Tomato. 6 1

IPM tomato Integrated Management Of Tomato Fruit Borer 5 1

IPM Tomato Chemical Management Of Cutworm In Vegetable

Seedling Tomato, Cabbage And Cauliflower

4 1

IPM wheat Effect of Chlorpyriphos on termite control in wheat

crop

5 1

IPM Wheat Integrated Pest Management In Wheat 2 1

IPM Wheat Management Of Wheat Aphid In Wheat 3 1

IPM Wheat Performance evaluation of Choloropyriphos &

Imidacloroprid as seed treatment against termite

3 1

Thematic

areas

Crop Name of the technology assessed No. of

trials

No. of

KVKs

control in wheat in Delhi condition

IPM wheat Effect of Chlorpyriphos on termite control in wheat

crop

5 1

IPM Wheat Integrated Pest Management In Wheat 2 1

IPM Wheat Management Of Wheat Aphid In Wheat 3 1

IWM Berseem Weed Management In Berseem Crop 3 1

IWM Berseem Weed Management In Berseem Crop 3 1

IWM maize Management Of Ipomea Weed In Maize By Herbicide 6 1

IWM cauliflower Post Emergence Herbicide Use In Cauliflower

Nursery

2 1

IWM Okra Integrated Weed Management In Rainy Season Okra 5 1

IWM Mash (Black) Integrated Weed Management In Mash 1 1

IWM Muskmelon Use Of Plastic Mulch In Muskmelon Crop 2 1

IWM Onion Performance evaluation of oxyfluroben 23.5% and

quizalofop ethyle 5% EC weedicide for weed control

in onion in Delhi condition

3 1

IWM onion Integrated Weed Management In Onion 5 1

IWM Onion Evaluation Of Herbicide(S) Use In Rabi Onion For

Weed Management

10 1

IWM Paddy Assessment Of Cono Weeder For Weed Management

In Farmers Field

5 1

IWM Peas Weed Management In Peas 2 1

IWM Sugarcane Weed Management In Sugarcane Crop 3 1

IWM wheat Enhancement of wheat yield through management of

Avena fatua and Phalaris minor

3 1

IWM wheat Management of resistant Phalaris minor in wheat 4 1

IWM Wheat Integrated weed management in Wheat 3 1

IWM Wheat Effect of pre emergence herbicide on control of P.

minor

4 1

IWM wheat Pre emergence application of Pendemethlin for weed

Management in Wheat

20 1

IWM Wheat Enhancement Of Wheat Yield Through Management

Of Avena Fatua And Phalaris Minor.

5 1

IWM Wheat Integrated Weed Management In Wheat 10 1

IWM wheat To Counteract Terminal Heat Effect On Wheat 5 1

VE Apple Varietal evaluation of apple in dry temperate

ecosystem

3 1

VE African

Sarson

Assessment of African sarson varieties 1 1

VE Bajra Testing of Napier bajra PBN 233 1 1

VE Bajra Testing of new hybrid PBN 346 v/s PBN 233 2 1

VE Bajra Testing of new napier bajra hybrid PBN-346 vs PBN

233

3 1

VE Bajra Performance HYVs of bajra 11 2

VE Bajra Testing of new Napier bajra hybrid PBN-346 1 1

VE Bajra Relative performance of pearlmillet hybrids . 3 1

VE Broccoli Introduction and evaluation of broccoli genotypes for 5 1

Thematic

areas

Crop Name of the technology assessed No. of

trials

No. of

KVKs

diversification

VE Carrot Performance of temperate carrot varieties for higher

yield

7 1

VE Cauliflower Varietal evaluation of Cauliflower varieties 11 3

VE Cauliflower Assessment of suitable late sown variety of

Cauliflower

4 1

VE Cauliflower Evaluation of different varieties of cauliflower under

early sowing conditions

5 1

VE Brinjal Powedery mildew resistant varieties 4 1

VE Canola

Sarson

Assessment of canola quality Raya sarson varieties 1 1

VE Berseem BL-42, HB-1 and Mescavi 3 1

VE Barley Performance of various varieties of barley for fodder 7 1

VE Chinese

cabbage

Evaluation of Chinese cabbage varieties for higher

yield

7 1

VE Cucumber Performance of parthenocarpic cucumber hybrids

under protected cultivation

5 1

VE Elephant

Foot-Yam

Assessment of high yielding varieties of Elephant

Foot-Yam.

3 1

VE Clusterbean Popularization of high yielding varieties clusterbean

(Cyamous tetragocalobe)

10 1

VE Cow pea Nutrient management and varietal evaluation 3 1

VE Chickpea Varietal trial 1 1

VE Cotton Evaluation of Bt hybrids vis a vis non Bt varieties 10 4

VE Fenugreek Relative performance of fenugreek varieties. 4 2

VE Fodder Maize To evaluate the yield potential of fodder maize

(African tall)

7 1

VE Fodder Maize Assessment of different maize cultivars under cold

arid region for fodder security

5 1

VE Garlic Evaluation of garlic varieties 9 2

VE Gobhi Sarson Testing of oat as intercropping in gobhi sarson 1 1

VE Maize Evaluation of promising Maize hybrids 74 3

VE Nectarine Performance study of newly introduced nectarines 5 1

VE Marigold Assessment of varieties of Marigold for higher yield 12 2

VE Moong Popularization of high yielding varieties Moong

(Vigna radiata)

30 1

VE Mustard Performance of newly released variety of Mustard 28 4

VE Mustard Relative performance of mustard varieties under

rainfed conditions.

5 1

VE Mustard Relative performance of mustard varieties under

irrigated condition.

5 1

VE Okra Performance of different varieties of Okra 12 2

VE Okra Assessment of Yellow Vain Mosaic resistant variety

of okra

11 2

VE Onion Evaluation of onion hybrids under cold arid condition 5 1

Onion Rabi season varieties 7 2

VE Moong Popularization of high yielding varieties Moong 30 1

Thematic

areas

Crop Name of the technology assessed No. of

trials

No. of

KVKs

(Vigna radiata)

VE Oats Assessment of high yielding Oat varieties for higher

biomass

15 4

VE Paddy Performance of variety SR-2 at different altitudes. 3 1

VE Paddy Assessment of Paddy varieties for yield potential 56 9

VE Paddy Performance of new basmati rice varieties under sub

tropics of Kathua

4 1

VE Paddy Varietal assessment of rice under mid altitude

conditions of district of District Kulgam

3 1

VE Paddy Assessment and evaluation of adaptable paddy

varieties in mid hills.

1 1

VE Paddy Evaluation of promising basmati cultivars of paddy in

Balh valley

6 1

VE Paddy Assessment of Basmati Rice variety PB-3 against

Bakanae disease

3 1

VE Peach Performance study of newly introduced peaches 5 1

VE Peas Performance of different cultivars of garden pea 4 2

VE Peas Assessment of powdery mildew resistant variety of

pea for cultivation in dry temperate zone

6 1

VE Peas Selection of suitable cultivar for growing garden peas

during mid season for off-season production

5 1

VE Potato Evaluation of new potato varieties resistant to late

blight

1 1

VE Tomato Varietal Evaluation of Tomato 5 2

VE Turmeric Evaluation of turmeric variety for yield potential 11 2

VE Watermelon Varietal evaluation of Watermelon under low tunnel 5 1

VE Pumpkin Testing of pumpkin hybrid PH1, PH2 with punjab

samrat (Check)

3 1

VE Raya Assessment of varieties of raya 36 4

VE Sunflower Nutrient management and varietal evaluation 4 1

VE Seasame Varietal trial 1 1

VE Sorghum To see the production potential of Sorghum (M.P.

Cherry

7 1

VE Wheat Assessment of Wheat varieties for yield potential 122 19

VE Wheat Evaluation of wheat varieties for their relative

performance under rainfed condition

4 1

VE Wheat Evaluation of wheat verities for their maturity 1 1

VE Wheat Evaluation of yellow rust resistant wheat varieties 5 1

VE Wheat Varietal evaluation of promising late sown wheat

varieties

3 1

VE Wheat Assessment of Wheat variety (WH-1105) against

Yellow rust infestation

3 1

VE Wheat Dual Purpose wheat varietal trial. 3 1

VE Wheat Comparative performance of salt tolerant wheat

varieties.

11 2

VE Turmeric Quality Enhancement Of Turmeric Powder 5 1

RCT Filler crops Assessment Of Suitable Filler Crops Under Protected 3 1

Thematic

areas

Crop Name of the technology assessed No. of

trials

No. of

KVKs

Condition.

RCT Paddy Evaluation of D.S.R. techniques in basmati rice 3 1

RCT Paddy Method of plantation in rice 4 1

RCT Paddy Performace of DSR Technology in Paddy 4 1

RCT Paddy Comparative evaluation of different puddling

techniques.

3 1

RCT Paddy Effect of different sowing methods on wheat

productivity

4 1

RCT Paddy Comparative evaluation of different field preparation

and sowing methods of wheat

4 1

RCT Paddy Comparative performance of DSR V/S manual

puddled transplanting in paddy

10 1

RCT Paddy Comparative performance of mechanical transplanting

of paddy under puddle and unpuddled situations V/S

manual puddled transplanting of paddy

10 1

RCT Paddy Cost And Resource Effective Method Of Paddy

Cultivation

3 1

RCT Paddy Management Of Paddy Straw With Baler Technology 1 1

RCT Pea To Economize The Seed Rate Of Early Sown Pea 3 1

RCT wheat Performance of wheat variety WH 1105 under flood

vs. sprinkler irrigation

5 1

RCT Wheat Performance of wheat variety HD 2967 under flood

vs. sprinkler irrigation

5 1

RCT Wheat Effect of sowing methods on wheat productivity 3 1

RCT wheat Comparative evaluation of wheat sowing techniques 5 1

RCT Wheat Comparative performance of wheat varieties 5 1

RCT Wheat Comparative performance of turboseeded wheat V/S

ZT wheat and conventional till wheat

5 1

RCT Wheat Comparative performance of Post emergence

herbicide application V/S Pre + Post emergence

application of herbicides against Phalaris minor

management in wheat

4 1

RCT Wheat Different Methods Of Sowing Of Wheat. 1 1

RCT Wheat Comparative Evaluation Of Various Methods Of

Sowing In Wheat

3 1

RCT Wheat Comparative Performance Of Sowing Of Wheat (Hd

3086) With Different Methods

3 1

RCT Wheat Comparative Performance Of Wheat Crop Sown With

Different Methods Under Different Straw

Management Conditions.

3 1

RCT Wheat To Study The Effect Of Different Planting Techniques

Of Wheat On Its Grain Yield

5 1

RCT Wheat Sowing Of Wheat Using Resource Conservation

Technology

1 1

RCT wheat Comparative Performance Of Wheat Crop By Sowing

With Happy Seeder, Roto Till Drill & Conventional

Drill

3 1

RCT wheat Nitrogen Management In Paddy Using Lcc 23 1

Thematic

areas

Crop Name of the technology assessed No. of

trials

No. of

KVKs

VA bajra Performance evaluation & acceptability of bajra

biscuits in different ratio in Delhi condition

3 1

VA bajra Increasing shelf life of bajra flour through blanching 2 1

VA cauliflower Enhancement Of Quality Of Dried Cauliflower 3 1

VA Fruits &

vegetables

Media Testing on Fruit and Vegetable Preservation 30 1

VA Fruits &

vegetables

Domestic Scale Preservation Of Fruits And

Vegetables

2 1

VA Galgal Assessment Of Various Treatments On The Shelf Life

Of Hill Lemon (Galgal) Juice.

5 1

VA Garlic Evaluation Of Methods Of Preparation Of Garlic

Pickle

5 1

VA Garlic Evaluation Of Methods Of Preparation Garlic Pickle 20 1

VA Garlic Evaluation Of Methods Of Preparation Of Garlic

Pickle

3 1

VA Garlic Evaluation Of Methods Of Preparation Of Garlic

Pickle

30 1

VA Garlic Evaluation Of Methods Of Preparation Of Garlic

Pickle

20 1

VA maize Assessment of balanced nutritive value added

products from Maize

30 1

VA Paddy Evaluation of Paddy Straw 5 1

VA Green Chilli Effect Of Pretreatments On Quality Attributes Of

Dried Green Chilli Powder

5 1

VA Home

Science

Fortification Of Wheat Flour In Diabetic Persons 20 1

VA Peas Evaluation Of Different Methods Of Freezing Of Peas 20 1

VA Peas Comparative Evaluation Of Different Techniques For

Marketing Of Peas At Farmers Level

3 1

VA Kinnow Effect Of Soil And Foliar Application Of Potassium

On Fruit Yield And Quality Of Kinnow

3 1

VA Soybean Efficacy of microwave roasting in soybean to improve

its gestibility, protein bio availability and sensory

characteristics

10 1

VA Soybean Effect Of Different Coagulants On The Quality And

Production Of Soybean Paneer.

5 1

VA Pickle Evaluation Of Methods Of Garlic Pickle 4 1

VA Sugarcane Use Of Clarificants In Jaggery Making 3 1

VA tomato Value Addition Of Surplus Produce Of Tomato 5 1

VA Turmeric Evaluation Of Different Methods Of Processing Of

Turmeric At House Hold Level

20 1

VA vegetables Assessment of dehydration of green leafy vegetables 5 1

VA vegetables Effectiveness of extension methods for promoting

processing of vegetables for value addition as income

generating activity for women

2 1

VA Vegetables Effectiveness of extension methods for promoting

processing of vegetable for value addition as an

income generating activity among farm women.

3 1

Thematic

areas

Crop Name of the technology assessed No. of

trials

No. of

KVKs

VA Vegetables Quality Improvement Of Preserved Pickle (Mixed

Pickle And Pickle Of Cauliflower)

5 1

VA wheat Acceptability of QPM Products among Rural Women 2 1

VA Wheat Quality Improvement In Wheat Grain For Export Of

Wheat

3 1

VA Wheat Popularization Of Green Leafy Multigrain Atta Roti

Among Women

1 1

VA Colocasia Nutritional Supplementation Of Colocasia Leaf Rolls 5 1

FM Rice

Comparison of different puddling methods in field

preparation for Paddy transplanting 3 1

FM Sugarcane

Comparison of different weeding methods in

Sugarcane 3

1

FM Bajra

Effect of different tillage practices on the yield of

bajra 4

1

FM Mustard Effect of different sowing method on yield of mustard 5 1

FM wheat

Comparative performance of different sowing method

of wheat under cotton wheat rotation system 3

1

FM Maize

Comparative Performance And Evaluation Of Various

Methods Of Harvesting Maize Crop 3

1

FM Paddy Different Sowing Methods Of Paddy 3 1

VA Pearl Millet To increase the Shelf life of pearl millet flour 10 1

VA Mango Quality Enhancement Of Local Mango Powder 5 1

VA Home

Science Sun Drying Of Leafy Vegetables 10

1

PHT Gladiolus

Evaluation Of Techniques For Post Harvest

Management Of Gladiolus Corms 2

1

PHT Gladiolus

Post Harvest Management Of Gladiolus Spikes Var.

Peter Pears 2

1

DR Human

Impact of Nutritional gardening on Nutritional

Security

5 1

DR Children

Mal-Nutrition Among Pre-School Children 3 1

DR Human

Impact Of Nutrition Education In Diabetes

Management 3

1

ICM- Integrated Crop Management, IDM- Integrated Disease Management, INM- Integrated Nutrient

Management, IPM- Integrated Pest Management, IWM- Integrated Weed Management, VE- Varietal

Evaluation, RCT- Resource Conservation Technology, DR- Drudgery Reduction, FM- Farm Machinery,

VA- Value Addition, IFS- Integrated farming system, PHT-Post-harvest Technology

Table 3.1.2: Summary of technologies assessed under livestock by KVKs

Thematic

areas

Livestock Name of the technology assessed No. of

trials

No. of

KVKs

Production &

Management Poultry

Evaluation of CARI Red Layer Chicken

(Animal Science) 3

1

Disease

Management Cattle

Management of Subclinical Mastitis By Use

of Herbal Tea Dips And Topical

Applications

5

1

Disease

Management Cattle

Management of Bovine Haematuria By

Therapeutic Interventions Along With Zero

Exposure To Bracken Fern

5

1

Disease

Management Dairy

Effect of Ectoparasiticides For Control of

Ticks In Cross Bred Cattle 7

1

Disease

Management Dairy Prevention of Mastitis In Dairy Animals 3

1

Disease

Management Dairy

Effect of Deworming Method on The Health

of Calves 2

1

Disease

Management livestock

Prevention And Control of Infectious

Disease By Vaccination In Animals 23

1

Disease

Management livestock

Prevention And Control of Parasitic Disease

of Ruminants By Deworming

(Gastrointestinal Worms)

31

1

Disease

Management Buffalo

Effect Of Rational Deworming On Milk

Yield In Buffaloes 15

1

Disease

Management Cow Preventions of Mastitis In Dairy Animals 3

1

Disease

Management Cow Preventions of Mastitis In Dairy Animals 3

1

Disease

Management Cow Preventions of Mastitis In Dairy Animals 5

1

Disease

Management Cow Preventions of Mastitis In Dairy Animals 3

1

Disease

Management wheat Management of Yellow Rust In Wheat 10

1

Feed and

Fodder

management

cattle Effect of Mineral Mixtures on Inter-Calving

Period 15

1

Feed and

Fodder

management

Forage/grasses Evaluation of Forage/Grasses For Fodder

Security 16

1

Nutrition

Management poultry

Performance evaluation of growth promoter

(Vit A. & B Complex) for increasing weight

gain in broiler poultry in Delhi condition

3

1

Nutrition

Management Piggery

Effect of Distiller Dried Grain with

Soluble(DDGS) on growth performance of 3

1

Thematic

areas

Livestock Name of the technology assessed No. of

trials

No. of

KVKs

piglets

Nutrition

Management Animal

Husbandry

To test effect of deworming, Minerals &

Vitamin AD3E sublimation on reproductive

performance in buffalo.

3

1

Nutrition

Management Fish

Assessment of Feed Supplement On Fish

Production 2

1

Nutrition

Management Fish

Assessment of Use Of Inorganic Fertilizers

on Fish Production 2

1

Nutrition

Management livestock

Improving Production of Small Ruminants

By Mineral/Nutrient Supplementation. 23

1

Nutrition

Management Cow

Effect of Feeding Mineral Mixture And De-

Wormer on Production Performance In

Cross Bred Cows

3

1

Nutrition

Management Cow

Effect of Feeding Mineral Mixture And De-

Wormer on Production Performance In

Cross Bred Cows

3

1

Nutrition

Management Cow

Effect of Feeding Mineral Mixture And De-

Wormer on Production Performance In

Cross Bred Cows

5

1

Nutrition

Management Dairy

Effect of Feeding Mineral Mixture And De-

Wormer on Production And Reproduction

Performance

3

1

Nutrition

Management dairy

Role of Bypass Fat In Improving And

Sustaining Milk Production 5

1

Nutrition

Management Dairy

Effect of Mineral Mixture Feeding And

Deworming on Milk Yield of Dairy Animals 6

1

Feed and

Fodder

management

Dairy Imporatnce of Feed Preparation Via-A-Vis

Animal Health 2

1

Poultry

Production Poultry

Comparative Study on Bird Growth And

Egg Production 3

1

Production &

Management poultry

Evaluation of Different Poultry Strains For

Back Yard Poultry. 5

1

Production &

Management dairy cattle

Effect of Antihelminthics And Mineral

Mixture Supplementation on Milk Yield In

Dairy Cattle

3

1

Production &

Management cattle Low Milk Yield , Poor Body Conditions 4

1

Production &

Management Cow

Effect Of Feeding Mineral Mixture And De-

Wormer on Production And Reproduction

Performance In Cross Bred Cows.

3

1

Production &

Management Dairy

Assessment of Milking Management

Practices of Dairy Animals 6

1

Production & Dairy Effects of Feeding Mineral Mixture And 3 1

Thematic

areas

Livestock Name of the technology assessed No. of

trials

No. of

KVKs

Management De-Wormer on Production And

Reproduction Performance In Buffaloes.

Production &

Management Dairy Farming

Utilization Of Grinded Maize Cobs As

Roughage 10

1

3.2 I. B. TECHNOLOGY REFINEMENT: Table 3.2.1: Summary of technologies refined under various crops by KVKs

Thematic

areas

Crop Name of the technology refined No. of

trials

No. of

KVKs

Crop

diversificati

on

Wheat,

Muskmel

on, Rice

Diversification of Rice Wheat Cropping

System

5 1

ICM Field

crop

Contingency crop plan for Kharif season in

mid belts of Kulgam

1 1

ICM eucalyptu

s

Effect of different spacing on boundary

planted eucalyptus

2 1

ICM Citrus Effect of GA3 and Bavistin on fruit drop in

Kinnow

2 1

ICM Ber Rejuvenation/ Top Working in Ber 2 1

ICM Rice Evaluation of seed rate of wheat sown by

Happy Seeder in heavy textured soils

3 1

ICM Onion Effect of kharif onion top length on sprouting

in storage

5 1

ICM Rice Optimization of plant density in paddy var PR

114

4 1

ICM Rice,Whe

at,Musk

melon

Intensification of Rice Wheat Cropping

System

5 1

ICM Wheat Effect of variable seed rate on the growth and

yield of new wheat var PBW 677

4 1

ICM wheat Effect of Exogenous applications of NAA on

fruit drop in mango

4 1

IDM wheat Management of yellow rust in wheat 3 1

IDM Potato Integrated management of late blight of Potato. 3 1

IDM Apple Root rot management in apple 2 1

IDM Paddy Management of False Smut in Paddy 10 1

IDM Paddy Management of bakane disease in paddy 2 1

IDM Paddy Management of Bakanae disease in Paddy 5 1

IDM Chilli

Management of chilli wilt through Integrated

Disease Management 4

1

IDM Chilli Chilli wilt disease management 3 1

IDM Clusterbe

an

Effect of time of soaking of cluster bean seeds

in streptocycline solution for Bacterial Leaf

Blight management

5

1

Thematic

areas

Crop Name of the technology refined No. of

trials

No. of

KVKs

IDM Cotton

Time of application of cobalt chloride on

parawilt managemenet in Bt cotton 5

1

IDM Ginger Management of Rhizome rot in Ginger 3 1

IDM Rice

Management of Sheath Blight in Pusa Basmati

Paddy 10

1

IDM Paddy

Management of Bakanae (foot rot) disease in

Paddy through seed treatment 5

1

INM Onion

Effect of Zinc Sulphate application on onion

bulb yield 10

1

INM wheat

Correction of Mn deficiency in wheat through

foliar application of MnSO4 7

1

INM Apple Foliar fertilization in apple fruit crop 3 1

INM apple Judicious use of fertilizers in apple fruit crop 2 1

INM Apple Integrated nutrient management in apple crop 2 1

INM Apple

Management of Ca and B deficiency in apple

for better yield and quality 3

1

INM pea Integrated nutrient management in pea 1

INM Paddy Response of Gypsum application in Rice crop 5 1

INM Sugarcan

e

Response of Ferrous Sulphate application in

Sugarcane crop 5

1

INM Cotton

FertilizerAapplication in Cotton on Soil-Test

Basis 5

1

IPM capsicum

Integrated management of sucking pests of

capsicum under protected cultivation 5

1

IPM capsicum

Integrated management of sucking pests in

capsicum under protected conditions. 3

1

IPM cauliflow

er

Integrated management of cruciferous pest

and diseases in late season cauliflower ( PSB-

K 1)

5

1

IPM cauliflow

er

Management of Diamond Backmoth in

Cauliflower 2

1

IPM Cotton

Management of whitefly and other sucking

pests of cotton 2

1

IWM wheat Control of Phalaris minor in wheat 3 1

IWM wheat

Weed management with different weedicides

in wheat 4

1

IWM Maize

Management of Bans ghas (Bracharia sp.) in

maize 5

1

IWM strawberr

y Effect of mulching on the yield of strawberry 5

1

IWM Raya Chemical control of orobanchae in Raya 10 1

RCT Paddy Different establishment methods of paddy 5 1

VA Turmeric Different techniques of pickle making in 3 1

Thematic

areas

Crop Name of the technology refined No. of

trials

No. of

KVKs

Turmeric

VA wheat

Evaluation of maize cobs as a replacement for

wheat straw 2

1

VA

vegetable

s

Effectiveness/Efficacy of extension method for

promotion of processing of vegetables for

value addition as income generating activity

among farm women.

10

1

VA Pearl

millet Acceptability of pearl millet products 25

1

VA Til and

peanut Acceptability of til and peanut products 25

1

VE okra

Comparative performance of different varieties

of Okra under sub tropics of Kathua 5

1

VE Rice

Varietal Assessment of rice in the plains of

district Kulgam. (below1650 m amsl) 3

1

VE tomato Varietal Evaluation of Tomato 8 1

VE watermel

on

Varietal Evaluation of Watermelon under Low

Tunnel 6

1

VE cauliflow

er Varietal Evaluation of Cauliflower Varieties

1

ICM- Integrated Crop Management, IDM- Integrated Disease Management, INM- Integrated Nutrient

Management, IPM- Integrated Pest Management, IWM- Integrated Weed Management, VE- Varietal

Evaluation, RCT- Resource Conservation Technology, DR- Drudgery Reduction, FM- Farm Machinery,

VA- Value Addition, IFS- Integrated farming system

Table 3.2.2: Summary of technologies refined under various livestock by KVKs

Thematic

areas

Livestock Name of the technology refined No. of

trials

No. of

KVKs

Disease

Management

Animal

Husbandry

Effect of different ectoparasiticites to

control ectoparasites infestation in

animals.

3 1

Disease

Management

Animal

Husbandry

Effect of different ectoparasiticites to

control ectoparasites infestation in

animals.

3 1

Disease

Management

Animal

Husbandry

Effect of different ectoparasiticites to

control ectoparasites infestation in

animals.

3 1

Feed &

Fodder

Management

Dairy Effect of feeding Urea-Molasses treated

wheat straw

4 1

Nutrition

Management

Dairy Evaluation of feed supplements for

improving milk production in Dairy cows

5 1

Nutrition

Management

Dairy Evaluation of feed supplements for

improving milk production in Dairy cows

5 1

Thematic

areas

Livestock Name of the technology refined No. of

trials

No. of

KVKs

Nutrition

Management

Poultry Effect of concentrate mixed feeding with

Shredded maize and standardized feeding

on the growth of poultry birds

5 1

Nutrition

Management

Poultry Effect of concentrate mixed feeding with

Shredded maize and standardized feeding

on the growth of poultry birds

5 1

Nutrition

Management

Large

ruminants

Effect of UMMB & leaf meals on growth,

production and of livestock

5 1

Production &

management

Dairy Effect of deforming and mineral

supplementation on milk yield in HF

Crosses

6 1

Production &

management

dairy Effect of deforming and mineral

supplementation on milk yield in HF

Crosses

6 1

Production &

management

dairy Effect of feeding Urea-Molasses treated

wheat straw

4 1

TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT AND REFINEMENT IN DETAIL

(A) Integrated Nutrient Management

Application of chemical and biofertilizers for higher productivity of wheat

Wheat is an important rabi season crop grown in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh. Indiscriminate use

of chemical fertilizers is the major reason for low yield of wheat. In order to improve yield and to check

indiscriminate use of these chemical fertilizers, KVK Solan has conducted an On Farm Trial to see the

efficacy of integrated nutrient management on crop yield. The results revealed that maximum yield (33

q/ha) and BC ratio (2.70) was achieved with application of FYM (15 t), Urea (195 Kg), SSP (281 Kg),

MOP (38Kg) + Azotobacter (8 Kg) + PSB (6 Kg) per hectare.

Balance nutrient application wheat crop

Wheat is an important rabi season crop grown in Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh. Low

productivity of wheat is of great concern which is mainly attributed to imbalance or low nutrient

application in wheat grown in rainfed farming situation. KVK Hamirpur conducted on farm trials to

evaluate the effect of INM on timely sown wheat varieties HPW-368 in the district. The results of the

trials indicated that 100 % NPK + 15t FYM ha-1 resulted in highest yield (32.56 q/ha) with BC ratio

higher than other treatments

Sulphur application in wheat crop for higher yield

Sulphur is a building block of protein and a key ingredient in the formation of Chlorophyll. Without

adequate sulphur, crops cannot possibly reach their full potential in terms of yield or protein content. Nor

they make efficient use of N, P & other vital elements. Farmers of Gurdaspur district of Punjab generally

anticipate S-deficiencies and plan to utilize sulphur whatever the source is available in the market. They

generally use sulphur 80% WDG@ 5kg/acre and sulphur 90%G@5kg/acre. Thus, an on farm trial was

planned by KVK Gurdaspur to evaluate these sources of sulphur along with the recommended sources i.e.

gypsum @100kg/acre. The results of the OFT revealed that application of Gypsum @ 100Kg/acre

provided the highest grain yield and net returns followed by others.

Balance fertilizer application in maize crop for high yield

Maize is an important crop of Bilaspur district and is cultivated over 26821 ha area. Farmers do not use

recommended doses of fertilizers. They use only urea resulting in poor yields. This imbalance use of

fertilizers by the farmers was taken care by conducting On Farm Trials on INM in rainfed maize on soil

test basis. The data of the OFT revealed that FYM @ 10 tonnes/ ha +Application of N:P:K on soil test

basis recorded the highest maize yield (48.30 q/ha) along with maximum B:C ratio compared to Farmers

practice.

Application of chemical and biofertilizers for higher productivity of blackgram

Biofertilizers play a significant role in augmented nutrient supply to crop by increasing availability

through exploitation of natural processes like nitrogen fixation and solubilisation of insoluble P and

decomposition of organic matter. KVK Rajouri conducted an OFT to assess the effect of farmyard

manure and bio-fertilizers on the productivity of blackgram. Results of the OFT revealed that seed

treatment with rhizobium + FYM @ 2.5 t/ha + 75% of recommended dose of fertilizers recorded the

highest yield (3.07q/ha) followed by other treatments.

Effect of application of phosphorus on productivity of Bt cotton

Bathinda district has light to medium textured soils. The availability of good quality water is less i.e.

canal water. The farmers of the district have to rely on tube well water which is saline to saline sodic in

nature. Sulphur is essential for oilseed crops. Cotton besides commercial crop it is also an oil seed crop.

Hence, OFT was conducted by KVK Bathinda to evaluate the effect of Phosphorus application on Bt

cotton crop sown after wheat that received the required quantity of DAP. The data of the OFT revealed

that application of recommended nitrogen +75 kg SSP per acre at sowing gave the highest yield (16.58

q/ha) compared to the Farmers’ practice (13.28 q/ha).

Management of boron deficiency in cauliflower

Cauliflower is one of the most important cole crops being grown in Kullu district throughout the year.

During the last one decade, its production has been affected by boron deficiency resulting into brown

unmarketable curds. Hence, an OFT was conducted by KVK Kullu to study the effect of borax @ 20

kg/ha ha in addition to recommended doses of NPK (125:75:70) on curd yield of cauliflower. The data of

the OFT revealed that the application of recommended levels of NPK (@ 125:75:70 kg/ha) +FYM @ 20

t/ ha + 20kg/ha borax gave the highest curd yield of cauliflower cv. ‘Fusiyama’ (198.3 q/ha) along with

the maximum B:C ratio (3.67) compared to the Farmers’ Prectice (148.43 q/ha). The application of borax

along with the recommended doses of fertilizers produced only 1.2 per cent of brown curds compared to

18.5 % brown curds occurred in farmer’s practice.

Management of fruit cracking and blossom end rot by application of boron and calcium nutrition

Mandi is a leading vegetable growing district of Himachal Pradesh where both seasonal and off seasonal

vegetable are extensively grown. Tomato is one of the major vegetable crops grown by the farmers here.

Fruit cracking in tomato is the major problem resulting in to inferior quality and low marketable yield.

KVK Mandi conducted on farm trial on fruit cracking and blossom end rot management in tomato using

boron and calcium nutrition at five locations. The data was collected on fruit cracking and blossom end

rot incidence and marketable yield (q/ha). It was observed from the data that recommended NPK

(150:120:55) + FYM @ 10 t/ha + foliar application of boric acid @ 0.4% + Cacl2 @ 0.5% at fruit

development stage not only reduced blossom end rot incidence & fruit cracking incidence but also

increased yield and profitability. This treatment resulted in minimum blossom end rot incidence (1.0 %),

fruit cracking (0.74 %) and highest fruit yield (221.32 q/ha) and BC ratio (3.68).

Effect of water soluble fertilizer on productivity of tomato

Tomato is one of the important cash crops of the Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh. Mono fertilization

is one of the reasons for low production of tomato in the area. In order to improve the yield and fulfill the

gap, an on farm trial was conducted by KVK Mandi to assess the effect of water soluble fertilizer on

productivity of tomato. The results revealed that FYM @ 20 t/ha + 50% of recommended basal fertilizer

dose (NPK) + Foliar application of 18:18:18 at weeks interval after 30 days of transplanting (5

sprays)increased the fruit yield up to 15% with B:C ratio of 3.02.

Management of zinc deficiency in onion for higher productivity

In S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali) district of Punjab, onion is a major crop among vegetables. Many farmers of

district grow onion crop and fetch good price. The varieties of onion are quite responsive to the chemical

fertilizers for higher production and productivity. Soils of S.A.S. Nagar are deficit in zinc. Due to zinc

deficiency, the productivity of the crop is not up to its expectations. Hence, OFT was conducted by KVK

S.A.S. Nagar to evaluate the effect of foliar application of zinc sulphate on bulb yield of onion in addition

to recommended doses of NPK. Foliar application of zinc sulphate@ 0.5 % at 45 and 60 days after

transplanting was given along with NPK@ 40:20:20 Kg/acre respectively. The data of the OFT revealed

that foliar application of zinc sulphate gave maximum yield of onion (300 q/ha) along with the maximum

B: C ratio (2.5) compared to the Farmers’ practice (225 q/ha).

Application of soil and foliar potassium in Kinnow orchard

Kinnow is an important citrus fruit in the district of Nawanshahar. Recently, new generation soluble

fertilizers have been introduced exclusively for foliar feeding. Soluble/ foliar nutrition is designed to

eliminate the problems like fixation and immobilization of nutrients. Hence, OFT was conducted by KVK

Nawanshahar and result revealed that three foliar application of potassium @ 1% at May end, June end

and July end recorded the highest fruit yield (118.08 q/ha) than other treatments.

Effect of foliar application of Potassium nitrate on fruit yield of Kinnow

Irrational use of potassic sources in Kinnow leads to problem of fluffiness and low yield. Hence, KVK

Faridkot conducted on farm trial to assess the rational use of potassium in kinnow. Data of the trials

revealed that soil application of MOP @ 2.0 kg/tree recorded yield of 289.3 q/ha while three sprays of

KNO3 @ 1% in end may, end June and end July recorded the highest yield of 338.3 q/ha followed by one

spray of KNO3 @1% in June which recorded yield of 334.7 q/ha (Table 41). It was also observed from

the trial that three sprays of KNO3 @1% accounted for fluffiness to the tune of 17 %. One spray of KNO3

@ 1 % in June recorded at par yield with three sprays of the same and accounting for only 3.5 per cent

fluffiness.

Effect of different sources of nitrogenous fertilizers on productivity of apple

Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh is known for production of temperate fruits especially apple in the

country. Apple cultivation plays a major role in livelihood security of the people of the district. However,

the production is sub-optimal and the soil health is deteriorating, primarily due to unbalanced and

inadequate nutrient use triggered mainly by un-availability of fertilizers, indiscriminate use of certain

nutrients and total neglect of others. Nitrogen (N) has become one of the major limiting factors during the

last 2-3 years. Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) had been in use as source of N for apple cultivation in

the region having acidic soils. However, non-availability of CAN for the last 2-3 years has resulted in

insufficient N supply to apple orchards, resulting in poor growth and lower production. Keeping this in

view, an OFT was conducted by KVK Shimla during 2015-16 in farmer’s orchards to assess the effect of

different N fertilizers on growth and fruit yield of apple. The observations of the first year indicated that

the present farmers practice for N fertilization resulted in poor plant growth and lower yields. Nitrogen

application at the recommended levels i.e. 700 g N/tree irrespective of source (CAN, Calcium Nitrate-CN

or Urea) resulted in optimum production; and, urea can be used as a suitable alternative to CAN in the

acidic soils of the region, when appropriate quantity of lime is used to neutralize the acidity to maintain

the soil pH. The data further revealed that application of urea along with slaked lime resulted in maximum

B:C ratio.

Effect of potassium application in various combinations on apple productivity

In Himachal Pradesh all the apple orchards are located on the sloppy land and most of the soil is sandy

loam to clay loam. There are vast possibilities for potassium to leach down below root zone and also to

get lost in the running water. Moreover, elite dominating clay mineral present in the soil of the state is

also responsible for fixation of considerable amount of K soon after its application. As such response to K

application is either non- significant or exhibits anomalous behaviour, even if massive application is

made. So, foliar application of K is required for improving the colour and other fruit quality. Hence, KVK

Shimla conducted an on farm trial to assess the effect of potassium application in various combinations on

apple productivity. Observations recorded on growth yield and fruit quality indicated that potassium is an

important nutrient element for getting the optimum yield of quality fruits. Potassium is also important in

imparting the resistance to the tree against diseases, thus helping the farmers in saving the money from

orchard management practices and spray schedule. Application of 700g K2O per tree along with two

foliar spray of 0.5 % KNO3 after fruit set and one month later is best for getting good fruit yield of

quality fruits, especially in low and mid hill area of the district.

(B) Integrated Pest Management

Integrated management of shoot and fruit borer in brinjal crop

Shoot and fruit borer causes huge economic losses in brinjal crop. Repeated spays of chemicals

(chlorantraniliprole) at higher dosage by farmers of Una district resulted in reduced efficacy of this

insecticide. Therefore, farmers have started spraying higher doses of this insecticide making the produce

unhealthy for consumption. This has also made the brinjal cultivation uneconomical besides causing

damage to the beneficial natural enemies. Keeping this in view, KVK Una conducted OFT on integrated

management of shoot and fruit borer of brinjal. The results revealed that Pheromone traps (25/ha) + 2

sprays of emamectin benzoate 5% SG (0.4 g/l) at 15 days interval resulted in higher yield (237.5 q/ha) as

compared to farmers’ practice (225.0 q/ha). Besides yield, the BC ratio was also observed highest (4.6);

shoot infestation and fruit infestation were recorded lowest as compared to other technological options.

Effect of different insecticides on pest incidence and yield of cauliflower

The important insect-pests in cauliflower are diamondback moth (DBM), Plutella xylostella and cabbage

butterfly, Pieris brassicae. The larval stages (caterpillars) of DBM cause numerous holes in leaves and

eat away the growing heads of cauliflower. The caterpillars of cabbage butterfly eat away the leaves

resulting in loss of photosynthetic area of leaves. Due to the damage and excreta of the caterpillars, the

heads become unfit for market and consumption. Repeated applications of insecticides for the control of

these pests contaminate the environment and affect human health. KVK Sirmaur conducted on farm trials

for the management of pests in cauliflower at five locations. Spray of azadirachtin 1500 ppm (3 ml/litre)

followed by lambda-cyhalothrin (0.004%) after 7 days resulted in less pest attack (2-3 %) and gave

highest yield (84 q/ha) than the recommended and farmers’ practice.

Management of aphid in late sown cauliflower

Aphids are polyphagous insect-pests and cause heavy economic losses to crops. They are the major

insect-pests of late sown cauliflower in district Hamirpur. The crop is heavily damaged by aphids but is

not effectively managed by farmers resulting in poor quality and quantity of produce. So trials were

conducted by KVK Hamirpur to use the safer insecticides at safer intervals for managing this insect pest.

Results showed that insecticidal treatment of malathion 50 EC @ 0.05% followed by cypermethrin 10 EC

@0.0075% at 15 days interval recorded higher yield (25% more yield) over control and resulted in

reduction in aphid infestation (37.93% less) over control. The benefit cost ratio was also comparatively

higher (2.8) in this treatment.

Effect of different management modules on fruit borer incidence and yield of tomato

Tomato is an important cash crop in many parts of district Mandi and a source of livelihood of small and

marginal farmers of the district. It is cultivated in an in area of about 1500 hectares. The incidence of fruit

borer especially in Balh valley of the district is a serious threat to realize the optimum returns. Farmers

are resorting to indiscriminate usage of synthetic pyrethroids and other persistent pesticides resulting in

environmental pollution and high residues in the marketable produce, In order to assess the efficacy of

safer modules, KVK Mandi conducted on farm trial on integrated management of fruit borer at six

locations in the district. Results of the trials revealed that installation of pheromone traps @ 10 traps/ ha

followed by foliar application of lambda cyhalothrin 5EC @ 0.004 % & Azadirachtin @ 0.03 %

alternatively at 15 days interval found effective in minimizing pest incidence and enhancing the fruit

yield. This treatment resulted in minimum larval count of 0.92 per plant, minimum fruit infestation (4.52

%), highest marketable yield (168.2 q/ha) and highest BC ratio (3.56), closely followed by pheromone

trap + flubendamide @ 0.12 % at flowering stage.

Effect of different treatments on European red mite in apple

Indiscriminate use of insecticides in apple and other crops killed natural enemies of European red mite

and the mite, which was not even a minor pest in apple earlier has became a major pest. Further, the

farmers do not spray the desired chemical at the right time. Management of the mite at an early stage not

only reduces the mite population below ETL but also increases the yield and reduces environmental

pollution. KVK Kinnaur, therefore, conducted on farm trials for the effective management of European

red mite in apple at three locations in the district. As indicated by the results of the trials, in both Oberon

and Magister foliar application @ 60 and 50 ml, respectively in 200 l water during May end when mite

population was around 4-5 mites/ leaf resulted in better management of mite pest (0.9 and 0.1 mite per

leaf, respectively) compared to farmers’ practice (11.4 mites per leaf) leading to 107.6 and 111.2 q/ha

yield, respectively as compared to 90.9 q/ha yield in farmers’ practice.

Management of San Jose scale pest in apple

San Jose scale is a major insect-pest in apple. This pest not only weakens the plant by sucking of its sap

but also reduces marketable quality due to infested fruits. Farmers fail to manage the pest because of

selection of improper chemical at the right time. Therefore, management of San Jose scale through spray

at an early stage of crop development i.e. in the end of May or start of June, will ensure quality fruit

production, which ultimately will increase net returns to the growers. The result of OFT conducted in

district Shimla to study the effectiveness of chemicals at three locations revealed that foliar application of

both metasystox and dimethoate during May end resulted in good control of the San Jose scale (1.1 and

1.0 scales/ cm2, respectively) compared to the farmers practice (7.3 scales/ cm2) and gave highest yield of

105.5 and 104.8 q/ha, respectively than yield (88.5 q/ha) in the farmers’ practice.

Management of gram pod borer in gram for higher yield

Insect-pests cause severe economic losses in gram. One of the important insect-pests is gram pod borer,

Helicoverpa armigera. It is a polyphagous pest and infests many important crops including pulses. The

caterpillars bore into the gram pods and eat away the grains. Farmers used to apply repeated sprays of

available insecticides, which results in extra input cost as well as it contaminates the environment. For the

effective management of this pest, timely application of recommended insecticides is very crucial. KVK

Sirmaur conducted on farm trials on management of gram pod borer in gram at two locations. Two sprays

of monocrotophos (0.04%) at 15 days interval resulted in reduced pest incidence (2-3 %) and gave highest

yield (6.5 q/ha) compared to farmers’ practice.

Effects of different insecticides on rice stem borer and leaf folder incidence and yield of paddy

Basmati paddy is an important crop in the district Kaputhala, however incidence of stem borer

and leaf folder is a limiting factor in harnessing good returns. The farmers are generally using

subsidized granular insecticides which are also harmful to other useful insects. In order to assess

the efficacy of alternative new recommended pesticides, KVK Kaputhala conducted on farm trial

at five locations in the district. Results of the on farm trial revealed that Coragen 20 SC was

equally good in comparison to granular insecticide Padan. Coragen being safe to non target

organisms is equally effective in the control of stem borer and leaf folder in basmati rice. Data on

% pest incidence revealed that all the three pesticides evaluated were better than the untreated

control, however Coragen 20 SC was most effective as evident from higher yield (43.5 q/ha) and

BC ratio.

Effect of different management modules on stem borer and leaf folder incidence and grain yield of

paddy

Technology assessed: Paddy is the major crop grown during kharif season in about 40 per cent cultivated

area of Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh. However, heavy infestation of stem borer and leaf folder

causes yield loss up to 15-30 %. KVK Mandi conducted on farm trial on management of these pests at

five locations. Stem borer incidence was measured in terms of percent dead hearts/ white ears while leaf

folder incidence was measured in terms of percent leaf folder incidence. It was noticed from the data that

soil incorporation of carbofuran @ 33kg /ha and foliar application of flubendamide @ 0.12 % at

flowering stage was found most effective in reducing the incidence of leaf folder (1.57 %) & shoot borer

(1.04 %) and the yield was higher (59.20 q/ha) following this treatment compared to the other treatments

evaluated.

(C) Integrated Disease Management

Management of khaira disease in paddy by zinc application

Paddy is an important crop grown by the farmers in Delhi. However, Khaira disease is quite common in

paddy crop causing huge economic losses to the farmers. Farmers do not make use of zinc sulphate either

as a basal dose or foliar spray for the management of disease due to lack of awareness. Hence OFT was

conducted by KVK Ujwa, Delhi to assess the effect of zinc sulphate to control khaira disease in paddy.

The results of the OFT revealed that least disease incidence (6%) and highest yield (47.1 q/ha) was

recorded following basal application of zinc sulphate @ 25kg/ha + two sprays of zinc sulphate at 40 and

60 days after transplantation. The benefit cost ratio was also found higher (2.70) in this treatment.

Effect of different seed treatment on Bakane disease incidence and yield of paddy

Paddy is the important crop grown by the farmers in Faridabad district during Kharif season. However,

Bakane is a serious disease of paddy and causing huge economic losses to the farmers. Therefore, KVK

Faridabad conducted on farm trials to assess the efficacy of various chemicals on disease incidence. The

results showed that seed treatment (soaking for 24 h) with Emisan 10 g + streptocyclin 1gm + water 10 l

+ seed 10 kg followed by foliar application of bavistin @1g/ m 2 of nursery one week before uprooting

and uprooting of nursery in standing water resulted in minimum disease incidence (0.5 %) and highest

yield (41.6 q/ha) and BC ratio (2.94). Seed treatment (soaking for 24 h) with Emisan 10 g + streptocyclin

1gm + water 10 l + seed 10 kg and uprooting of nursery in standing water also resulted in higher yield

938.2 q/ha) and less disease incidence (1.7 %) compared to farmers practice.

Management of yellow rust disease in wheat

Wheat is an important cereal crop grown by the farmers in Ambala district. Yellow rust disease

is serious problem causing huge economic losses to the farmers. Farmers’ practice i.e. sprays of

Mancozeb @ 200 g at 10 days interval is not so effective for the management of this disease.

Hence KVK Ambala conducted on farm trials to assess the effect of new and safer fungicides on

disease incidence. The results of the OFT revealed that least disease incidence (5%) and highest

yield (48.07 q/ha) was recorded with the spray of Propiconazol 25% EC @ 200 ml followed by

Mancozeb @ 200 g at 10 days interval. The benefit cost ratio was also found higher (2.15) in

this treatment.

Effect of seed treatment on downy mildew disease incidence and yield of sunflower

Sunflower is an important crop grown by the farmers in Hoshiarpur district. However, increasing

incidence of downy mildew disease over the years in the area and susceptibility of private hybrids to the

disease is causing low yield and economic losses to the farmers. Moreover, there is no recommendation

for the management of the disease in the package of practices. Farmers’ practice i.e. sprays of Ridomil @

2.5 g/ litre water at disease initiation is not so effective for the management of this disease. Hence, KVK,

Hoshiarpur conducted on farm trials to assess the effect of seed treatment with Metalaxyl 35WS @ 6 g/kg

of seed on disease incidence. The results of the OFT revealed that least disease incidence (0.6%) and

highest yield (23.8 q/ha) was recorded with seed treatment of Metalaxyl 35WS@ 6g/ kg seed at sowing

time. The benefit cost ratio was also highest (2.39) in this treatment.

Management of buckeye rot disease in tomato

Tomato is an important crop of Kharif season grown by the farmers in Sirmaur district. However,

buckeye rot disease has become a serious problem causing huge economic losses to the farmers. Farmers’

practice i.e. wooden staking + sprays of Indofil M-45@0.25% are not so effective for the management of

this disease. Hence, KVK, Sirmaur conducted on farm trials to assess the effect of new and safer

fungicides on disease incidence. The results of the OFT revealed that least disease incidence (11%) and

highest yield (247 q/ha) was recorded with staking, removal of lower leaves and sprays of Curzate (0.3%)

followed by Indofil M 45 (0.25%). The benefit cost ratio was also found higher (2.92) in this treatment.

Phytophthora blight disease management in tomato

Tomato is the important crop grown by the farmers in Hamirpur district. However, Phytophthora blight is

a serious disease causing huge economic losses to the farmers. Farmers resort to spray of Mancozeb @

0.25% at 15 days interval. There is a need to look for alternative fungicides for the management of

Phytophthora blight in tomato. Hence, KVK Hamirpur conducted on farm trials to assess the effect of

new and safer fungicides on disease incidence. The data of the OFT revealed that least disease incidence

(12%) and highest yield (385 q/ha) was recorded with the spray of Azoxystrobin 23% followed by

Mancozeb @ 0.25% at 15 days interval.

Integrated management of powdery mildew in capsicum under protected conditions

Capsicum is the main cash crop being cultivated under protected conditions in Solan district.

Powdery mildew is one of the main reasons for lesser yield and causes huge economic losses to

the farmers. Farmers’ practice i.e. spray of carbendazim @ 0.01% at 15 days interval is not

giving satisfactory control of the disease. Hence, KVK Solan conducted on farm trials to assess

the effect of some new fungicides on powdery mildew of capsicum. The results of the trials

reveals that least disease severity (5.70%) and highest yield (650 q/ha) was recorded with three

sprays of difenconazole @ 0.015% starting from the time of disease appearance and repeat after

15days + collection and removal of all fallen leaves followed by three sprays of hexaconazole

@ 0.05% starting from the time of disease appearance and repeat after 15days +collect and

remove all fallen leaves (9.30 % disease severity and 550 q/ha yield). The benefit cost ratio was

also found higher (3.61) with difenconazole sprays.

Management of late blight of potato

Late blight is a major constraint in the profitable cultivation of potato and causing high economic losses

to the farmers in Ropar district. Farmers’ practice is not so effective because the proper schedule of

fungicide application is not followed by the farmers and less awareness about new fungicides. Hence,

KVK, Ropar conducted on farm trials to assess the effect of new and safer fungicide for management of

disease. The results of the OFT revealed that least disease severity (0.1-1%), disease incidence (1-2%)

and highest yield 317.5 q/ha was recorded following two sprays of IndofilM-45/ Mass M-45 @

125000g/ha at 7 days interval + 2 sprays of Ridomil gold @ g per acre at 10 days intervals + one sprays

of Indofil M-45/Mass M-45 @ 700g/acre.

Management of root rot in apple orchards

Root rot in apple is a major problem that kills the plant slowly as infected roots plants fail to take up

water and essential plant nutrients from the soil. As a result, plant health deteriorates steadily. Bearing

ability of plant decreases and fruit quality remains poor. Reduction in yield affects the economy of the

farmers. The results of OFT conducted by KVK Kinnaur revealed that drenching of bavistin @ 200g +

blitox 1200g/ 200 litres of water during June- July reduced disease inoculum by 74.59 per cent and gave

highest yield (111.1 q/ha).

Effect of different treatments on collar rots incidence and yield of apple

Collar rot is also becoming a major hurdle in apple orchards in Kinnaur. This disease starts from the

collar portion of the plant near the soil line. Similar to root rot, here also, the plant fails to draw water and

plant nutrients from soil. Further, the disease spreads from one plant to the other in the orchard along

with irrigation water, if applied through flood irrigation. Reduction in yield reduces the benefit accruing

to the growers. The results of OFT conducted by KVK Kinnaur revealed that drenching of Ridomil MZ

@ 600 g/ 200 litres of water during June-July was effective for management of collar rot in apple

plantations (62.66 %) and gave highest yield (111.1 q/ha).

Management of root rot disease in apple

Apple is an important commercial fruit of Kashmir valley. The best quality apples are grown in the valley

with higher net returns. However, from the last few decades the fruit production received a big jolt due to

emerging diseases and pests. Root rot is one of the most serious diseases that hamper its cultivation. The

survey conducted in district Kupwara revealed the trend of converting paddy land into apple orchards

which is not feasible because of root rot on large scale damaging the established orchards. In this

backdrop, KVK Kupwara laid OFTs in farmers’ field at two locations to assess the effect of different

treatments under the micro-climatic conditions of the locality. The experiment was laid with the active

involvement of the scientist in collaboration with farmers and field functionaries. Nine trees in each

location with homogenous vigour and age were selected for the demonstration. The results revealed that

application of Chaubattia paint on exposed roots resulted in better management of the disease with up to

85 percent reduction in root rot incidence and highest production of 16.8 t/ha.

(D) Weed Management

Integrated weed management in onion

Infestation of weeds causes heavy economic losses to onion growers of Una district. Farmers of the

district usually conduct two hand weeding at 30 and 60 days after transplanting (DAT). This practice of

farmers is not effective for management of weeds in onion crop. Therefore, KVK Una conducted an OFT

on integrated weed management in this crop. The results revealed that spray of Oxyfluorfen @ 150 ml/ha

(Post Emergence) + one HW at 60 DAT reduced the weed population and increased yield of onion up to

27.37 % as compared to farmers’ practice. The BC ratio was also observed highest (3.14) with this

technological option.

Weed management in cauliflower nursery

Cauliflower is the major vegetable crop grown by the farmers in the district Ropar. Although chemical

weed management is available in the transplanted crop but the weed incidence in the cauliflower nursery

causes economic loss to the growers. Farmer’s generally use Terga-super @ 1 ml/ liter water but it is not

so effective to control the monocot and dicot weeds. Hence, KVK Ropar conducted an OFT to assess the

effect of different doses of herbicide on the weed population in cauliflower nursery. The application of

Terga-super @ 2 ml/litre water as post-emergence herbicide (15 days after sowing) was found superior

over other treatments as minimum weed population (10) and healthy nursery with highest B C ratio (2.50

) was observed under this treatment.

Weed management in okra during rainy season

Okra is an important rainy season crop of Bilaspur district. However, due to heavy rains and non

spreading behaviour of crop as well as shallow root system, the problem of weeds at later stages of crop

affects the yield seriously. Hence, OFT on integrated weed management in rainy season okra was

conducted where an additional one hand weeding along with recommended practice was inducted. The

result revealed that spray of pendimethalin @1.5 kg a.i./ ha within 48 hours after sowing followed by

one hand weeding at 60 DAS was the best treatment, able to manage the weed effectively with highest

yield of 176.5 q/ha.

Weed management in paddy

Farmers of Jammu district were facing acute shortage of labour for effective weed control at crucial

stages in paddy crop. Due to heavy weed growth in the paddy fields, the total production from the paddy

field got tremendously reduced (10-25%). KVK Jammu conducted on farm trial on weed management

using Bispyribac Sodium @250ml/ha 20-25 DAT and use of Cono-weeder (15, 30 and 45 DAT). Results

revealed that 95.2% weeds were controlled by using cono-weeder at 15, 30 and 45 days after

transplanting followed by application of Bispyribac Sodium @250ml/ha (20-25 DAT) and farmer

practice. Maximum productivity (28.1 q/ha) along with highest BC ratio (2.77) was also recorded by

using cono-weeder.

Weed management in sugarcane crop

Weeds pose tough competition to sugarcane crop because of wide spacing, slow germination and

initial growth, heavy fertilization and frequent irrigations. Weeds cause more economic loss in

sugarcane than all other pests combined. It reduces tonnage in the field. Weeds can reduce

sugarcane yields by competing for moisture, nutrients, and light during the growing season.

Several weed species also serve as alternate hosts for disease and insect pests. The extent of loss

in cane yield caused by weeds is from 10% to total crop failure depending upon composition and

diversity of weeds. Successful weed control is essential for economical sugarcane production.

Chemical weed control is time saving, easier, economical and can be adopted timely, particularly

where scarcity of agricultural labour exists at appropriate stages of weeding. To overcome this

problem pre and post emergence application of herbicides was thought to be one of the

alternatives in sugarcane. KVK Gurdaspur conducted on farm trial on weed management in

sugarcane at three locations. The results revealed that lowest weed population (1.6 per m2) and

highest cane yield (876.2 q/ha) was recorded with the application of Pendimethalin 30 EC at 2

DAS 2.5 l/ ha followed by Atrazine 50 WP at 25 DAS @ 2 kg/ ha followed by 2,4-D @ 2 kg/ha

at 50 DAS.

(F) Varietal Evaluation

Assessment of performance of different yellow rust resistant varieties

Technology assessed: Wheat is an important crop of Haryana as the state contributes a significant

amount of wheat in central pool. In district Yamunanagar and Panipat, wheat is prone to incidence of

yellow rust which results in low productivity and profitability. Low production and productivity of wheat

is problem in other districts of Haryana namely, Ambala, Faridabad and Rewari also. Therefore, the

KVKs of these districts conducted OFTs to evaluate performance of different wheat varieties. The results

indicated that WH-1105 and DBW-88 were superior as far as net returns and higher B:C ratio are

concerned in comparison to HD-3086 and HD-2967 in Yamunanagar district. Almost similar result was

found in Ambala and Faridabad districts. However, variety HD 2967 was found superior than other

varieties in terms of yield and returns in Panipat and Rewari districts. No incidence of yellow rust was

observed this year at any of the locations. Yield of other varieties was comparatively less.

Evaluation of high yielding wheat varieties

In recent years, farmers of the Jammu district were experiencing severe losses due to low yield in

prevalent wheat varieties. Moreover, the variety HD-2967 available for cultivation have become prone to

yellow rust, leading to decline in the overall grain yield during the past few years. KVK Jammu

conducted on farm trials to assess the performance of new promising yellow rust resistant wheat varieties

viz. HD-3086 and WH 1105 under irrigated conditions of Jammu district. The data of the OFT revealed

that HD 3086 and WH 1105 recorded 12.2 % and 7.2 % increase in grain yield, respectively as compared

to HD 2967 (farmers’ practice). Both the varieties (HD-3086 and WH 1105) have not shown any

symptom of yellow rust during the season where as HD-2967 got affected with yellow rust disease.

Evaluation of performance of new wheat varieties

Wheat is an important rabi season crop grown in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. Low

productivity is of great concern which is mainly attributed to the cultivation of old cultivars grown in

rainfed areas in the district. KVK conducted on farm trials to evaluate the production potential of new

varieties in the district. Data of the trial revealed that wheat variety VL-907 gave maximum yield (27.8

q/ha) and was superior over local check (PBW-175) which yielded 21.1 quintals of grains per hectare.

However, HS-507 (24.8 q/ha) is also significantly superior over check.

Assessment of new paddy variety (PR-124) against bacterial leaf blight disease

Assessment of new paddy variety (PR-124) against all strains of bacterial leaf blight disease Paddy is an

important crop grown by the farmers in Ambala district. Bacterial leaf blight disease is serious disease

causing productivity and economic losses to the farmers. Hence, new improved variety of paddy (PR-124)

was assessed by KVK Ambala through on farm trials at three locations. It was revealed from the data of

the OFT that maximum disease incidence was in farmers’ variety (Sawa 127) which was 71.42% higher

than the new variety evaluated (PR-124). Apart from the disease incidence, yield was also higher (8.3%)

in new variety PR-124 than farmer’s variety.

Evaluation of promising low land cultivars of paddy

Paddy is the major crop of Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh and Balh valley is well known for the

paddy cultivation in the district. Majority of farmers of the area, where hybrid paddy cultivars are not

suitable, are still cultivating old varieties resulting in low yields and less returns in spite of availability of

promising cultivars for low land cultivation. Therefore, KVK Mandi conducted on farm trials on

evaluation of promising low land cultivars of paddy in the district at two locations. For this, two new

varieties recommended i.e. HPR 2686 and HPR 2880 were evaluated with the farmers’ practice of HPR

2143. It was observed that HPR 2880 gave the highest yield (42.90 q/ha) followed by HPR 2686 (39.70

q/ha) and farmers variety (37.20 q/ha). The benefit cost ratio was also found higher in HPR 2880.

Evaluation of scented paddy varieties

In the basmati growing areas of Jammu district, farmers were cultivating Pusa 1121 and other long grain

varieties (Sharbati) having low productivity and less economic returns. The farmers were looking for the

appropriate short duration varieties that can be grown in these areas of Jammu district, having higher

production potential and better economic returns. KVK Jammu conducted on farm trials at five locations

on Pusa paddy varieties 1612, 1401 and 1509. The result indicated that Pusa -1509 exhibited 26.7%

increase in grain yield as compared to Pusa 1121 with 20-23 days earlier maturity. Pusa 1401 recorded

19.3% increase in grain yield and similar maturity days while Pusa 1612 recorded maximum (35.3%)

increase in grain yield as compared to Pusa 1121 with 3-6 days earlier maturity.

Assessment of parthenocarpic cucumber hybrids under protected cultivation

Most of the polyhouse farmers are growing cucumber in their polyhouses but due to lack of knowledge

about monoecious/ gynoecious flowers, the varieties/ hybrids grown are giving poor yields. Hence, OFT

on performance of parthenocarpic cucumber hybrids under protected cultivation was conducted by KVK

Bilaspur. The result revealed that Parthenocarpic cucumber variety Cloudia performed better (588.0 q/ha)

followed by Kian (568.0 q/ha) under protected conditions.

Evaluation of okra varieties against YVMV during summer season

Technology assessed: Okra is an important vegetable crop grown in summer and rainy season in Una

district of Himachal Pradesh. Low productivity and poor quality of green fruits of okra crop are obtained

due to incidence of Yellow Vain Mosaic virus in cultivars grown by farmers in the district. The KVK Una

conducted an OFT to evaluate the production potential and tolerance against YVMV of new

recommended varieties in the district during summer season. The results of the trial indicated that Palam

Komal variety gave 28.79 % higher yield over farmer’s variety (Pusa Sawani). Apart from the yield,

yellow Vein Mosaic Virus was also recorded lowest in Palam Komal variety (1.5 % in comparison to 24.5

% in Pusa Sawani) of okra.

Evaluation of high yielding okra varieties

Okra is an important vegetable crop of district Hamirpur of Himachal Pradesh. Low productivity of okra

is of great concern which is mainly attributed to the cultivation of old cultivars grown in rainfed farming

situation in the district. KVK Hamirpur conducted on farm trials to evaluate the production potential of

new varieties of okra in the district. The results of the trials indicated that Palam Komal variety out

yielded all other varieties and gave 195 q/ha yield as compared to farmer’s variety (170 q/ha). Apart from

the yield, other attributes such as number of harvestings and number of fruits/plant were also higher in

Palam Komal. The benefit cost ratio was also highest 3.25 in this variety.

Evaluation of cauliflower varieties grown in late season

Cauliflower is grown in the Chamba district as early, mid season and late season crop to get maximum

returns and avoiding glut in the market. Non availability of tested varieties for late season crop results in

poor yield of the crops. KVK Chamba conducted OFTs to identify suitable cauliflower varieties for late

season crop. Pusa snowball K-1 resulted in highest yield (182 q/ha) followed by Pusa Snowball (171

q/ha) and Pusa Himjyoti (120 q/ha). The highest BC ration (2.70) was also observed in PSB K-1.

Assessment of improved short duration and high yielding hybrid of pumpkin

The improved variety of pumpkin (Punjab Samrat) was released in 2008 by PAU, Ludhiana. But it is not

very popular among the farmers owing to its long duration, big sized fruit and low to medium yield.

There was need to test and popularize the high yielding hybrids of pumpkin having handy size and short

duration. So the KVK Ropar conducted OFTs on the farmers’ field to popularize the new hybrids PPH-1

and PPH-2. It was found that both hybrids took 22 to 25 days in flowering and 41 to 42 days in harvesting

while Pusa Samrat took 42 days to flower and 62 days to harvest. Average fruit weight of these hybrids

was 1.25 to 1.45 kg against 1.92 kg weight of farmers’ variety. Due to close planting (1.5 m × 0.45 m)

and higher plant population in the unit area, these out yielded the old variety (planting distance: 3.0 m ×

0.60 m ) by 164 %.

Evaluation of production potential of onion varieties

Onion is emerging as new cash crop option in low hills of Sirmaur district but non-availability of variety

suitable to local condition is emerging as bottleneck in realizing production potential of this crop. KVK

Sirmaur conducted an on farm trial to evaluate the production potential of new variety Palam Lohit in the

district. The results of the trial indicated that Palam Lohit variety out yielded local varieties and gave 50.9

% higher yield over farmer’s variety (local). Apart from the yield, other attributes such as incidence of

purple blotch of onion was also less in Palam Lohit.

Assessment of onion varieties under mid hill condition

Onion is grown in Chamba district on a considerable area. Although a number of recommended varieties

are available but their production potential under local conditions has not been assessed. Therefore KVK

Chamba conducted OFTs to evaluate most promising genotypes of onion under mid hill conditions of

Chamba district. Onion variety AFDR resulted in highest yield (258.4 q/ha) followed by N-53 (236.5

q/ha) and Patna Red (208.90 q/ha).

Assessment of performance of new varieties onion cultivars

Production and productivity of untested onion variety in district Kargil is not very encouraging as far as

the commercial agriculture is concerned. The economic returns from such onion varieties per unit area are

not very remunerative so there is need to assess the performance of new varieties suitable for the region

for better productivity and returns. KVK Kargil, hence evaluated new onion hybrids viz. Arka Kirthiman,

Arka Lamella and Red Coral. Red Coral variety gave highest yield (106-118 % more yield than others)

and higher net returns.

Assessment of new varieties of garlic for production potential

Garlic is the most important cash crop of Rabi season in high hills of Sirmaur district. It is a highly

remunerative crop and it has replaced ginger as most favoured crop of farmers of the district. Presently

farmers are growing very old varieties and need was being felt for new variety. KVK Sirmaur conducted

an on farm trial to evaluate the production potential of new variety GHC-1 in the district. The results of

the trial indicated that GHC-1 variety out yielded local varieties and gave 43.6 % higher yield over

farmer’s variety (local). Apart from the yield, the incidence of Stemphylium blight was also less in GHC-

1.

Evaluation of new pea variety (PB-89)

Pea is an important cash crop in mid and high hills of Sirmaur district. Presently, farmers are growing old

and disease prone varieties which are becoming unprofitable. Hence there was dire need to evaluate new

high yielding disease resistant pea cultivars for higher productivity and profitability. Therefore, KVK

Sirmaur conducted on farm trials to evaluate the production potential of new variety PB-89 in the district.

The results of the trials indicated that PB-89 variety out yielded local varieties and gave 50.9 % higher

yield over farmer’s variety (Azad P-1). Apart from the yield, other attributes such as net income was also

higher in PB-89.

Evaluation of new variety of peach

Earlier, Solan district was known for peach production but due to monoculture of single variety i.e. cv.

July Elberta has led to poor economic returns and considerable decline in area under this crop. So, there

is need for diversification in this crop for better economic returns. Therefore, an OFT was conducted by

KVK Solan to study the performance of new peach varieties on the farmers’ fields during 2011-12 for

which sample yield was obtained during 2015-16. The data of the OFT revealed that maximum yield

(67.53 q/ha) was achieved in Glo Haven variety followed by July Elberta (66.69 q/ha) and Sun Crest

(55.97 q/ha). Hence, Glo Haven may be recommended for the farmers as a variety for diversification to

fetch better yield.

(G) Integrated crop management

Productivity of Guava under different levels of nodal pruning

Guava is one of the major horticultural crops in the district Faridkot. Low fruit yield and poor fruit quality

due to lack of pruning is the major bottleneck here. Recommended practice is 10 cm removal of shoot tip.

However, farmers are of the view that it should be in terms of how many nodes to be pruned. Hence,

KVK Faridkot conducted on farm trial to assess the effect of nodal pruning on fruit yield and quality in

guava. The result revealed that highest fruit yield (272.3 q/ha) along with highest BC ratio was recorded

by the removal of shoot tip up to 4- nodes in Guava.

(H) Farm machinery

Performance of different sowing methods on productivity of wheat

Wheat is an important crop grown by the farmers in Panipat district of Haryana under paddy-wheat

cropping systems. Farmers generally sow the wheat crop by conventional tillage and broad casting

method resulting in to low yield. This method is high labour intensive and involves higher cost of

cultivation. Hence, KVK Panipat conducted an on farm trial and assessed the performance of different

sowing techniques by using Rotary tillage, Zero tillage and Happy seeder. The results revealed that wheat

sowing with Happy seeder performed better and properly managed the long stubbles of paddy crop thus

yielded in higher grain yield (50.0 q/ha) while under zero tillage, yield was 47.2 q/ha and that under

rotary tillage was 46.0 q/ha in compared to 42.5 q/ha in when compared with conventional tillage and

broad casting.

Productivity of wheat sown with different methods

Paddy-wheat is the one of the major cereal based cropping system practiced in Hoshiarpur district of

Punjab. Generally, farmers harvest the paddy crop with combine harvester in the region. The paddy

residue left behind after the harvesting of paddy is generally problematic and is generally burnt by the

farmers. KVK Hoshiarpur conducted on farm trial for the management of paddy residue through spatially

modified no till drill after bailing of paddy residue. Different methods of straw management with farm

machinery were tried to compare the subsequent performance of wheat crop. It was observed that wheat

sown with spatial drill after bailing of loose residue gave highest yield (48.20 q/ha) followed by sowing

of wheat with roto till drill after partial burning of paddy residue (47.50 q/ha) and sowing of wheat with

conventional drill after burning of paddy residue (46.0 q/ha).

Effect of different tillage methods on productivity of wheat

Paddy-wheat is the major cereal based cropping system practiced in Mansa district of Punjab. Generally,

farmers harvest the paddy crop with combine harvester in the region and paddy residue left behind after

the harvesting of paddy. In order to sow the next wheat crop, paddy residue generally burnt that causes

the environmental pollution. So, to avoid such practice, KVK Mansa conducted on farm trial and assessed

performance of sowing of wheat through Happy seeder and No Till Drill (after making bales of paddy

straw) in comparison to farmer practice (paddy residue burning). It was observed that yield of wheat crop

sown using Happy Seeder (52.8 q/ha) and No Till Drill after making bales (52.1 q/ha) was comparable

with 54.5 q/ha yield in farmer practice.

Performance of different puddling methods in field preparation for Paddy

Paddy is one of the most important cereal crop of Ambala district of Haryana. In Ambala, paddy is grown

over 0.83 lakh ha area with average productivity of 38 q/ha. Paddy is largely grown by manual

transplanting of seedlings into puddled soils. The conventional methods/ implements of puddling has low

field capacity and put high cost of puddling. In order to reduce puddling cost and time KVK Ambala

conducted on farm trial to assess the performance of different puddling methods for paddy transplanting.

The results of the OFT indicated that cultivator attached with roller puddler recorded the highest field

capacity (0.40 ha/hr) and lowest puddling cost (Rs. 615/ha). The grain yield (65.90q/ha) and BC ratio

(3.90) were also highest in this treatment followed by others.

(I) Resource Conservation

Evaluation of various methods of wheat sowing

Paddy straw burning is one of the major problems in Punjab state in general and district Faridkot in

particular. To tackle this problem PAU, Ludhiana has developed several technologies through which

wheat can be sown directly in the paddy harvested field without burning of straw. In this connection,

KVK Faridkot conducted on farm trial to assess the comparative evaluation of various methods of sowing

in wheat. Data obtained in the OFT revealed that zero tillage sowing accounted for the highest yield of

49.25 q/ha followed by roto drill (47.50 q/ha) and conventional (45.50 q/ha). It was also observed from

the trial that Zero tillage in wheat helped to save Rs 2000/ha. Besides, it is a good method to check

environmental pollution owing to stubble burning.

Comparative performance of sowing of wheat with Turboseeder v/s ZT and conventional

Paddy –wheat cropping sequence is prevalent in Yamunanagar district of Haryana. Due to shortage of

farm labour, farmers are shifting to combine harvesting of paddy. After combine harvesting, the paddy

residues left in the fields cause problem for wheat sowing with ZT seed cum fertilizer drill as straws get

cogged in loose residue situations. Hence, burning of paddy straw has become a common practice in the

area causing environmental pollution beside loss in soil fertility. Therefore, to minimize the burning and

optimal use of paddy straw, sowing of wheat with Turboseeder was tested with ZT and conventional

method. Data obtained from the OFT revealed that sowing of wheat with Turboseeder resulted in higher

grain yield (52.50 q/ha) and net returns (Rs. 59383- per ha) as compared to other treatments. It was also

observed during the trial that beside rice residue retention, it resulted in less weed infestation, higher

water use efficiency, labour, and energy saving and provided more protection against weather extremes

(Excessive rainfall / abrupt temperature increase at reproductive stage) as compared to conventional

method of sowing.

Effect of seed rate on yield attributes of mid season vegetable peas

Pea is an important vegetable crop grown by farmers during rabi season in district Nawanshahar. Here

higher seed rate of peas than recommended being used all over the district during crop season. Hence, an

OFT was conducted by KVK Nawanshahar to assess the effect of different quantities of seed rate on yield

attributes of mid season vegetable peas. The results given in table revealed that highest productivity

(135q/ha) and net returns (Rs. 151000/- per ha) were obtained by using recommended seed rate @75

kg/ha saving 75 kg seed per ha which is an important resource.

Evaluation of different methods of paddy cultivation

Labour shortage, higher labour cost and huge water consumption during paddy cultivation is a big

problem in the Faridkot district of Punjab. KVK Faridkot conducted on farm trial to assess the cost and

resource effective method of paddy cultivation. It was observed during the trial that direct seeding was

beneficial in terms of duration (took 7-8 days less for maturity) and water productivity (saved 4-5

irrigations). In addition, there was labour saving of Rs 4000/ha. The grain yield under direct seeding (72.4

q/ha) was also at par with direct sowing in dry field followed by irrigation (72.60 q/ha) and need to be

promoted on large scale.

(J) Mushroom Cultivation

Production of white button mushroom by using different composting material

White button mushroom cultivation is emerging as an income generating enterprise among the farming

community in Yamunanagar district of Haryana. Due to high cost of wheat straw, the profitability from

mushroom cultivation is low. Besides, its availability for the purpose is also less as it is used as dry

fodder. Plenty of the paddy straw is available in district Yamunanagar which farmers generally burn and

it adversely affects the environment and soil health. For economic use of paddy straw as substrate for

white button mushroom cultivation, OFT was conducted by KVK Yamunanagar to assess the relative

performance of different composting materials on production of white button mushroom. The results of

the OFT indicated that the yield of mushroom from compost prepared by100 per cent wheat straw (32.40

kg/100 kg straw) was comparable with compost prepared from wheat + paddy straw (1:1w/w) (31.80

kg/100 kg straw) with higher net returns and cost benefit ratio. So to economise the cultivation cost and

improve the profitability, white button mushroom can economically be grown with wheat+ paddy straw

(1:1w/w).

Assessment of production of different species of oyster mushroom in different seasons

Mushroom cultivation is emerging as an income generating enterprise among the farming community in

Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. However, lack of species wise calendar for round the year

cultivation of mushroom is a major bottleneck in enhancement of mushroom production. In order to find

out oyster mushroom species suitable for different seasons, KVK Chamba conducted on farm trial on

Oyster mushroom cultivation. The results of the OFT indicated that P.florida (94 kg/q dry straw) in

spring, P. sajor-caju (86 kg/q dry straw) in summer and P. ostreatus (88.2 kg/q dry straw) in winter

recorded the highest yield in comparison to other species grown in the same season.

(K) Agro Forestry and fodder production

Effect of different orientation of poplar plantation on productivity of wheat

Poplar is an important agro forestry tree in the Faridabad region but the low yield of inter crop wheat is a

major problem grown with poplar. In view of this, KVK Faridabad conducted on farm trials to assess the

performance of wheat with different orientation of tree rows. The results of the OFT showed that wheat

yield in control (Without trees) was 42.0 q/ha, whereas yield of wheat in boundary plantation of poplar in

North –South direction was 40.5 kg/ha. The wheat yield in boundary plantation of poplar in East-West

direction was 39.0 q/ha. Though, the yield of wheat with boundary plantation of poplar either in north-

south or east-west direction was less as compared to control but, simultaneously, it can also provide the

wood that enhances the overall farm productivity.

Comparative performance of high yielding oats varieties

Farmers of Jammu district were facing acute fodder shortage during the winter season and were

cultivating the traditional oats varieties that were providing less green fodder with single cut only.

Moreover, the varieties grown by the farmers were taking more days for the first cutting. KVK Jammu,

hence conducted on farm trials at five locations with high yielding oats varieties viz., Palampur 1 and

Sabzar. The data of the OFT revealed that Palampur-1 and Sabzar varieties resulted in 10.75 % and 10.1

% higher fodder yield compared to the farmers’ practice (Kent) with 5- 8 and 3.4 days early first cut,

respectively. Palampur 1 variety was found more suitable due to additional cuts (2 or more) for the

region.

(L) Drudgery Reduction

Performance of various weeding methods on reduction of weeding cost and mandays in cauliflower

Cauliflower is the main vegetable crop grown in about 10,000 ha of area of NCT Delhi and occupies 40%

of total vegetable production. Weed infestation is main problem in this crop. Farmers mostly adopt hand

weeding using sickle etc. and chemical weeding. Now with increasing labour costs and non availability of

labour, manual weeding becomes expansive. KVK Delhi conducted on farm trial to assess the

performance of wheel hoe in cauliflower crop. For this, a simple low cost wheel hoe, developed by IARI,

New Delhi, in combination with weedicide pendamethilin @3.5l/ha was used to reduce the drudgery in

weeding. Three families were covered under this intervention. Results of the OFT revealed that minimum

weeding cost of Rs. 4700/ha and minimum mandays (11) per hectare were recorded with the weedicide

spray and weeding by wheel hoe weeder. Use of wheel hoe recorded reduced drudgery (11 man days per

weeding) and saved Rs.5800 per weeding in one hectare of area.

(M) Livestock Management

Effect of various treatments on incidence of haematuria disease

In the higher hills of district Kullu, there is trend of using Bracken Fern for bedding of cattle. Local cattle

are also exposed to bracken fern when they are let loose for grazing in the pastures and orchards. This has

resulted in 15-20 % incidence of enzootic bovine haematuria in cattle in some pockets of Kullu district. In

this disease animals develop cancerous growth of urinary bladder and continue to bleed for very long time

resulting in poor health and low production. KVK Kullu assessed some therapeutic regimens along with

zero exposure to bracken fern to treat animals suffering from haematuria. Data of the OFT revealed that

no incidence of haematuria was reported in animals after 6 months with zero exposure to Bracken fern

along with supportive treatment with or without auto haeme vaccination. Improvement in haematological

values was observed and normal values of urine pH were restored.

Effect of straw and grinded maize cob feeding on productivity of milch animals

Low productivity of milch animals is the major constraint of dairy farming in the Rajouri district of J&K

state. Incorporation of ground maize cobs as roughage in the ration leads to low cost of feeding. KVK

Rajouri conducted a trial to evaluate the replacement of grinded maize cobs as roughage in the ration of

dairy animals. Results of the OFT indicated that feeding of straw with 50% replacement with grinded

maize cobs recorded highest yield (6.85 l/day), B:C ratio (2.82), compared to 25% replacement (6.40

l/day) and straw feeding (6.00 lt/day).

4. FRONTLINE DEMONSTRATIONS

Table 4.1 : Overview of frontline demonstrations on different crops carried out during 2015-16

Category crops No. of farmers Area (ha) Units

Cereals 3904.00 1714.54

Oilseeds 1862.00 660.41

Pulses 3309.00 881.20

Vegetable Crops 2216.00 126.37

Commercial Crops

A) Cotton 156.00 66.40

B) Sugarcane 16.00 6.40

Fodder crops 987.00 174.07

Flowers 28.00 5.06

Fruit crop 584.00 70.21

Spices 199.00 26.80

Medicinal Plants 35.00 1.75

Total 13296.00 3733.21

Livestock

Dairy 458.00 525.00

Piggery 42.00 51.00

Poultry 699.00 699.00

Total 1199.00 1275.00

Others

Enterprises 331.00 76.00

Farm Implements 330.00 238.07

Home Science 225.00

Integrated Farming System 20.00 3.95

Total 906.00 242.02 76.00

Grand total 15401.00 3975.23 1351.00

Renamurate

Table 4.2 : Overall performance of frontline demonstrations on cereal crops

Crop No. of

farmers

Area (ha) Yield (q/ha) Yield

increase

(%)

BCR

Demo Check Demo Check

Wheat 2030 988.84 47.68 39.47 20.80 2.49 2.46

Maize 592 162.99 101.77 76.77 32.56 1.97 1.49

Basmati 835 337.95 47.68 41.78 14.12 2.38 2.17

Paddy 447 224.76 56.28 50.98 10.40 2.87 2.78

Total 3904 1714.54

Table 4.3: State-wise performance of frontline demonstrations on cereal crops

Crop No. of

farmers

Area (ha) Yield (q/ha) Yield

increase

(%)

BCR

Demo Check Demo Check

Wheat(Punjab) 676 308.6 48.07 45.41 5.86 2.83 3.4

Wheat (Haryana) 707 303 47.63 45.13 5.54 2.16 2.02

Wheat (HP) 197 264.84 28.64 22.57 26.89 2.11 1.98

Wheat(J&K) 423 101.4 32.99 25.45 29.63 3.23 2.28

Crop No. of

farmers

Area (ha) Yield (q/ha) Yield

increase

(%)

BCR

Demo Check Demo Check

Wheat(Delhi) 27 11 35.67 29.9 19.30 2.91 2.01

Maize(Punjab) 121 33.6 128 108 18.52 1.8 1.62

Maize (Haryana) 23 8.68 493.85 415 19.00 0.022 0.022

Maize (HP) 62 11.8 24.11 18.82 28.11 1.34 1.38

Maize(J&K) 386 108.91 73.97 46.1 60.46 2.62 1.67

Basmati(Punjab) 301 123.07 42.42 42.36 0.14 2.8 2.73

Basmati

(Haryana) 309 142.6 46.39 44.17 5.03 2.05 1.81

Basmati (HP) 32 2.48 43.65 35 24.71 2.48 2.29

Basmati(J&K) 193 69.8 44.67 36.49 22.42 3.22 2.55

Paddy(Punjab) 162 78.2 68.57 67.09 2.21 3.97 4.35

Paddy (Haryana) 37 15.6 43.05 39.93 7.81 1.63 1.46

Paddy (HP) 89 12 33.6 24.27 38.44 2.16 1.83

Paddy(J&K) 133 108.56 51.86 39.59 30.99 1.85 1.55

Paddy(Delhi) 26 10.4 47.68 43.25 10.24 2.51 2.03

Total 3904 1714.54

Table 4.4: Performance of frontline demonstrations on oilseeds

Crop No. of

farmers

Area (ha) Yield (q/ha) Yield

increase

(%)

BCR

Demo Check Demo Check

Gobhi Sarson 585 181.9 13.51 11.57 18.11 2.71 2.12

Raya 816 350.8 37.72 31.01 71.38 7.01 5.64

Brown sarson 264 73.61 8.54 6.71 26.99 1.75 1.57

Toria 64 14.1 7.09 5.74 23.96 2.41 1.79

Sesame 46 6 4.50 3.32 36.70 2.26 1.56

Sunflower 47 22 18.8 17.75 5.92 2.46 2.17

Groundnut 20 4 18.25 15.22 19.91 1.63 1.49

Castor 20 8 20.25 16.91 19.75 1.59 1.36

Total 1862 660.41

Table 4.5: State-wise performance of frontline demonstrations on oilseeds

Crop (State) No. of

farmers

Area (ha) Yield (q/ha) Yield

increase

(%)

BCR

Demo Check Demo Check

Gobhi Sarson

(Punjab) 293 92.1 16.29 15.16 7.45 2.57 2.14

Gobhi Sarson

(Haryana) 130 54 19.37 16.35 18.47 2.61 2.07

Gobhi Sarson

(HP) 96 26 7.33 6.63 10.56 2.4 1.85

Gobhi Sarson

(J&K) 66 9.8 11.04 8.12 35.96 3.24 2.4

Raya (Punjab) 37 12.8 8.27 6.31 31.06 1.75 1.03

Raya (Haryana) 696 304 16.65 14.5 14.83 2.69 2.43

Raya (HP) 3 2 12.8 10.2 25.49 2.57 2.18

Crop (State) No. of

farmers

Area (ha) Yield (q/ha) Yield

increase

(%)

BCR

Demo Check Demo Check

Raya (Delhi) 80 32 23.5 17.11 37.35 2.75 1.91

Brown sarson

(HP)

66 9.5 7.15 5.75 24.35 1.64 1.48

Brown sarson

(J&K)

198 64.11 9.93 7.66 29.63 1.85 1.65

Toria (HP) 51 10.7 7.97 5.58 42.83 1.96 1.59

Toria (J&K) 13 3.4 6.2 5.9 5.08 2.86 1.98

Sesame (HP) 38 5 5 3.83 30.55 2.14 1.82

Sesame (J&K) 8 1 4 2.8 42.86 2.37 1.29

Sunflower

(Punjab) 47 22 18.8 17.75 5.92 2.46 2.17

Groundnut

(Punjab) 20 4 18.25 15.22 19.91 1.63 1.49

Castor

(Haryana) 20 8 20.25 16.91 19.75 1.59 1.36

Total 1862 660.41

Table 4.6: Performance of frontline demonstrations on Pulses

Crop No. of

farmers

Area (ha) Yield (q/ha) Yield

increase

(%)

BCR

Demo Check Demo Check

Black gram 266 32.95 6.17 4.89 26.31 2.44 2.29

Summer moong 97 38.26 6.6 4.96 33.30 2.49 1.845

Rajmash 60 8.4 7.05 4.78 42.68 2.47 1.83

Chickpea 2042 594.15 10.04 8.19 24.49 1.82 1.62

Lentil 482 174.94 7.75 6.32 22.67 2.25 1.74

Arhar 226 14 14.93 12.35 24.70 2.43 1.80

Kharif moong 3 0.25 6.8 5.2 30.77 2.05 1.69

Soybean 11.00 1.23 13.88 10.71 30.67 2.39 1.91

Guar 10 4 10.5 8.6 22.09 1.7 1.51

Horse gram 30 2.5 2.46 1.4 75.71 2.95 1.98

Pea 78 10.4 10.45 8.5 22.94 1.95 1.7

Cowpea 4 0.125 8 5.8 37.93 2.26 1.81

Total 3309 881.2

Table4 .7: State-wise performance of frontline demonstrations on Pulses

Crop (State) No. of

farmers

Area (ha) Yield (q/ha) Yield

increase

(%)

BCR

Demo Check Demo Check

Black gram

(HP) 169 20.5 7.45 5.95 25.21 2.76 2.6

Black gram

(J&K) 97 12.45 4.88 3.83 27.42 2.12 1.97

Summer moong

(Haryana) 86 36.86 6.45 5.12 25.98 2.22 1.51

Summer moong

(J& K) 11 1.4 6.75 4.8 40.63 2.76 2.18

Crop (State) No. of

farmers

Area (ha) Yield (q/ha) Yield

increase

(%)

BCR

Demo Check Demo Check

Rajmash (HP) 25 1.4 10.43 6.74 54.75 1.92 1.41

Rajmash (J&K) 35 7 3.67 2.81 30.60 3.02 2.25

Chickpea

(Punjab) 639 162.95 13.07 11.38 14.85 2.08 1.92

Chickpea

(Haryna) 717 325.75 12.18 9.97 22.17 1.77 1.67

Chickpea (HP) 358 59.45 8.99 6.81 32.01 2.18 1.89

Chickpea (J&K) 328 46 5.93 4.6 28.91 1.25 1

Lentil (Punjab) 258 84.81 7.32 6.44 13.66 2.01 1.29

Lentil

(Haryana) 221 89.33 9.34 7.33 27.42 2.97 2.41

Lentil (HP) 3 0.8 6.6 5.2 26.92 1.78 1.52

Arhar (Punjab) 5 2 12.5 9 38.89 2.01 1.54

Arhar (Haryana) 221 12 17.35 15.7 10.51 2.84 2.06

Kharif moong

(J&K) 3 0.25 6.8 5.2 30.77 2.05 1.69

Soybean

(Punjab) 4 0.8 14.13 9.94 42.15 1.23 0.89

Soybean (HP) 3 0.3 16.5 13.7 20.44 3.86 3.15

Soybean (J&K) 4 0.125 11 8.5 29.41 2.08 1.69

Guar (Haryana) 10 4 10.5 8.6 22.09 1.7 1.51

Horse gram

(HP) 30 2.5 2.46 1.4 75.71 2.95 1.98

Pea (J&K) 78 10.4 10.45 8.5 22.94 1.95 1.7

Cowpea (J&K) 4 0.125 8 5.8 37.93 2.26 1.81

Total 3309 881.2

Table 4.7: Overall perfromance of frontline demonstrations on vegetable crops

Crop (State) No. of

farmers

Area (ha) Yield (q/ha) Yield

increase

(%)

BCR

Demo Check Demo Check

Pea 394 30.26 103.21 78.56 31.38 3 2.47

Cabbage 214 5.03 362.45 195.05 85.82 2.36 1.61

Tomato 224 27.98 489.25 275.42 77.64 3.12 2.52

Knol knol 115 2.05 180 160 12.50 2.02 1.78

Chilli 20 0.8 70 62 12.90 1.73 1.37

Bottle guard 84 5.17 243.85 156.91 55.41 4.95 3.95

Cucumber 127 15.31 240.32 195.22 23.10 3.43 3.52

Brinjal 28 1.66 174.87 141.37 23.70 3.32 2.39

Turnip 256 1.39 151.33 129.5 16.86 2.33 2.04

Onion 83 3.59 388.53 287.42 35.18 4.09 3.01

Okra 95 7.2 123.77 105.1 17.76 2.74 2.11

Radish 150 1.72 169.83 167.5 1.39 1.76 2.08

Carrot 159 2.89 267.75 182.66 46.58 2.25 1.86

Potato 72 11 242.45 187.5 29.31 4.46 3.3

Broccoli 40 1.75 155.67 127.5 22.09 3.25 2.1

Summer Squash 13 0.25 311.15 158.65 96.12 1.3 1.2

Frenchbean 63 1.16 240.2 179.5 33.82 3.28 2.69

Capsicum 53 3.3 367.05 360.6 1.79 2.47 2.1

Cauliflower 26 3.86 150.8 110.4 36.59 3.9 2.14

Total 2216 126.37

Table 4.8: Performance of frontline demonstrations on Fodder crops

Crop (State) No. of

farmers

Area (ha) Yield (q/ha) Yield

increase

(%)

BCR

Demo Check Demo Check

Oat 730 88.15 358.71 288.25 24.44 2.48 1.65

Milllets 72 32 23.6 18.96 24.47 1.79 1.53

Barley 42 22 43.23 40.74 6.11 1.64 1.6

Sorghum 59 11.32 441.3 349.7 26.19 1.54 1.17

Bajra 31 7 635.5 357 78.01 2.79 2.04

Barseem 53 13.6 1052 910.9 15.49 1.07 1.01

Total 987 174.07

Table 4.9: Performance of frontline demonstrations on flowers

Crop (State) No. of

farmers

Area

(ha)

Yield (q/ha) Yield

increase

(%)

BCR

Demo Check Demo Check

Marigold 22 5 189 160 18.125 3.95 3.2

Chrysanthemum 6 0.06

10.87 lakhs

cut

stems/ha

9.16 lakhs

cut stems/ha 18.67 1.95 1.28

Total 28 5.06

5. CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT

5.1 Training Programme

a) Farmers’ Training including sponsored training programme (ON Campus)

Area of training No. of No. of Participants

Courses General SC/ST Grand Total

Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total

Crop Production

Weed Management 15 267 16 283 40 29 69 307 45 352

Resource Conservation Technologies 34 674 57 731 159 49 208 833 106 939

Cropping Systems 12 255 6 261 26 1 27 281 7 288

Crop Diversification 25 674 16 690 91 6 97 765 22 787

Integrated Farming 23 377 50 427 75 38 113 452 88 540

Micro irrigation/irrigation 11 254 38 292 55 17 72 309 55 364

Seed production 15 265 8 273 59 2 61 324 10 334

Nursery management 10 129 11 140 32 18 50 161 29 190

Integrated Crop Management 40 962 176 1138 80 46 126 1042 222 1264

Soil & water conservation

Integrated nutrient Management 7 125 1 126 29 20 49 154 21 175

Production of organic inputs 1 17 0 17 0 0 0 17 0 17

Others 0 0 0 0 0

Total 193 3999 379 4378 646 226 872 4645 605 5250

Horticulture

a) Vegetable Crops

Production of low volume and high value

crops

20 216 122 338 32 52 84 248 174 422

Off0season vegetables 18 189 36 225 77 69 146 266 105 371

Nursery raising 15 226 19 245 71 9 80 297 28 325

Exotic vegetables 3 13 28 41 13 14 27 26 42 68

Export potential vegetables 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Grading and standardization 1 19 3 22 4 2 6 23 5 28

Protective cultivation 16 214 41 255 25 11 36 239 52 291

Others 0 0 0 0 0

Total (a) 73 877 249 1126 222 157 379 1099 406 1505

b) Fruits

Training and Pruning 15 213 22 235 12 2 14 225 24 249

Layout and Management of Orchards 29 582 58 640 39 2 41 621 60 681

Cultivation of Fruit 9 317 26 343 1 7 8 318 33 351

Management of young plants/orchards 12 179 21 200 83 40 123 262 61 323

Rejuvenation of old orchards 3 39 0 39 5 0 5 44 0 44

Export potential fruits 1 11 0 11 0 0 0 11 0 11

Area of training No. of No. of Participants

Courses General SC/ST Grand Total

Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total

Micro irrigation systems of orchards 8 132 19 151 13 1 14 145 20 165

Plant propagation techniques 12 203 2 205 41 0 41 244 2 246

Others 0 0 0 0 0

Total (b) 89 1676 148 1824 194 52 246 1870 200 2070

c) Ornamental Plants

Nursery Management 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Management of potted plants 1 13 0 13 2 0 2 15 0 15

Export potential of ornamental plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Propagation techniques of Ornamental

Plants

4 51 19 70 3 8 11 54 27 81

Others 0 0 0 0 0

Total (c) 5 64 19 83 5 8 13 69 27 96

d) Plantation crops

Production and Management technology 5 81 16 97 34 10 44 115 26 141

Processing and value addition 1 9 0 9 0 0 0 9 0 9

Others 0 0 0 0 0

Total (d) 6 90 16 106 34 10 44 124 26 150

e) Tuber crops

Production and Management technology 4 34 20 54 22 10 32 56 30 86

Processing and value addition 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Others 0 0 0 0 0

Total (e) 4 34 20 54 22 10 32 56 30 86

f) Spices

Production and Management technology 1 1 57 58 0 3 3 1 60 61

Processing and value addition 1 20 4 24 0 0 0 20 4 24

Others 0 0 0 0 0

Total (f) 2 21 61 82 0 3 3 21 64 85

g) Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

Nursery management 1 25 0 25 0 0 0 25 0 25

Production and management technology 3 46 0 46 2 0 2 48 0 48

Post harvest technology and value addition 2 4 18 22 0 27 27 4 45 49

Others 0 0 0 0 0

Total (g) 6 75 18 93 2 27 29 77 45 122

Total 185 2837 531 3368 479 267 746 3316 798 4114

Soil Health and Fertility Management

Soil fertility management 28 505 9 514 62 30 92 567 39 606

Integrated water management 13 242 7 249 21 2 23 263 9 272

Integrated Nutrient Management 24 455 9 464 59 26 85 514 35 549

Production and use of organic inputs 17 256 23 279 26 34 60 282 57 339

Management of Problematic soils 7 164 5 169 10 3 13 174 8 182

Micro nutrient deficiency in crops 14 247 5 252 28 9 37 275 14 289

Area of training No. of No. of Participants

Courses General SC/ST Grand Total

Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total

Nutrient Use Efficiency 3 75 0 115 3 0 3 118 0 118

Balance Use of fertilizer 28 689 38 839 53 0 53 854 38 892

Soil & water testing 0 0 0 0 0

others 0 0 0 0 0

Total 134 2633 96 2881 262 104 366 3047 200 3247

Livestock Production and Management

Dairy Management 85 2136 114 2250 277 31 308 2413 145 2558

Poultry Management 17 282 23 305 65 9 74 347 32 379

Piggery Management 3 44 2 46 10 0 10 54 2 56

Rabbit Management 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Animal Nutrition Management 1 12 0 12 1 0 1 13 0 13

Disease Management 15 232 24 256 28 10 38 260 34 294

Feed & fodder technologies 24 353 11 364 55 10 65 408 21 429

Production of quality animal products 4 62 0 62 1 0 1 63 0 63

Others 0 0 0 0 0

Total 149 3121 174 3295 437 60 497 3558 234 3792

Home Science/Women empowerment

Household food security by kitchen

gardening and nutrition gardening

6 2 73 75 8 18 26 10 91 101

Design and development of low/minimum

cost diet

9 0 136 136 0 38 38 0 174 174

Designing and development for high

nutrient efficiency diet

18 49 167 216 6 100 106 55 267 322

Minimization of nutrient loss in processing 6 0 105 105 0 27 27 0 132 132

Processing & cooking 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Gender mainstreaming through SHGs 4 2 68 70 0 54 54 2 122 124

Storage loss minimization techniques 7 0 140 140 0 21 21 0 161 161

Value addition 50 96 686 782 21 278 299 117 964 1081

Women empowerment 39 38 571 609 14 255 269 52 826 878

Location specific drudgery reduction

technologies

19 15 299 314 0 64 64 15 363 378

Rural Crafts 11 0 219 219 0 99 99 0 318 318

Women and child care 10 0 144 144 2 79 81 2 223 225

Others 0 0 0 0 0

Total 179 202 2608 2810 51 1033 1084 253 3641 3894

Agril. Engineering 0

Farm machinery & its maintenance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Installation and maintenance of micro

irrigation systems

4 47 2 49 7 1 8 54 3 57

Use of Plastics in farming practices 1 6 1 7 4 3 7 10 4 14

Production of small tools and implements 2 27 0 27 5 0 5 32 0 32

Area of training No. of No. of Participants

Courses General SC/ST Grand Total

Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total

Repair and maintenance of farm

machinery and implements

17 265 0 265 27 0 27 292 0 292

Small scale processing and value addition 11 164 57 221 112 30 142 276 87 363

Post Harvest Technology 9 121 24 145 24 30 54 145 54 199

Others 0 0 0 0 0

Total 44 630 84 714 179 64 243 809 148 957

Plant Protection

Integrated Pest Management 78 1399 102 1501 302 65 367 1701 167 1868

Integrated Disease Management 61 1149 166 1315 213 48 261 1362 214 1576

Bio0control of pests and diseases 10 151 17 168 74 42 116 225 59 284

Production of bio control agents and bio

pesticides

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Others 0 0 0 0 0

Total 149 2699 285 2984 589 155 744 3288 440 3728

Fisheries

Integrated fish farming 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Carp breeding and hatchery management 2 49 0 49 6 0 6 55 0 55

Carp fry and fingerling rearing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Composite fish culture 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Hatchery management and culture of

freshwater prawn

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Breeding and culture of ornamental fishes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Portable plastic carp hatchery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pen culture of fish and prawn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Shrimp farming 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Edible oyster farming 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pearl culture 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Fish processing and value addition 1 18 0 18 0 0 0 18 0 18

Others 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 3 67 0 67 6 0 6 73 0 73

Production of Input at site

Seed Production 1 18 1 19 0 0 0 18 1 19

Planting material production 1 12 2 14 0 0 0 12 2 14

Bio0agents production 1 7 9 16 4 14 18 11 23 34

Bio0pesticides production 1 5 12 17 14 18 32 19 30 49

Bio0fertilizer production 1 0 0 0 15 10 25 15 10 25

Vermi0compost production 4 46 34 80 34 3 37 80 37 117

Organic manures production 1 0 8 8 0 10 10 0 18 18

Production of fry and fingerlings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Production of Bee0colonies and wax sheets

3 35 0 35 0 0 0 35 0 35

Small tools and implements 1 10 12 22 6 2 8 16 14 30

Area of training No. of No. of Participants

Courses General SC/ST Grand Total

Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total

Production of livestock feed and fodder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Production of Fish feed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Mushroom production 0 0 0 0 0

Apiculture 0 0 0 0 0

Others 0 0 0 0 0

Total 14 133 78 211 73 57 130 206 135 341

Capacity Building and Group Dynamics

Leadership development 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Group dynamics 6 66 196 262 22 77 99 88 273 361

Formation and Management of SHGs 8 141 47 188 37 42 79 178 89 267

Mobilization of social capital 7 103 56 159 28 29 57 131 85 216

Entrepreneurial development of

farmers/youths

4 39 38 77 32 46 78 71 84 155

WTO and IPR issues 28 603 128 731 189 135 324 792 263 1055

Others 1 21 0 21 1 0 1 22 0 22

Total 54 973 465 1438 309 329 638 1282 794 2076

Agro forestry

Production technologies 8 184 18 202 62 5 67 246 23 269

Nursery management 3 105 0 105 16 0 16 121 0 121

Integrated Farming Systems 8 147 16 163 51 38 89 198 54 252

Others 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 19 436 34 470 129 43 172 565 77 642

Grand Total 1123 17730 4734 22616 3160 2338 5498 21042 7072 28114

b) Training for Rural Youths including sponsored training programmes (ON Campus)

Area of training

No. of No. of Participants

Courses General SC/ST Grand Total

Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total

Nursery Management of Horticulture crops 18 221 11 232 109 17 126 330 28 358

Training and pruning of orchards 25 188 19 207 67 4 71 255 23 278

Protected cultivation of vegetable crops 11 138 34 172 28 16 44 166 50 216

Commercial fruit production 3 50 0 50 0 0 0 50 0 50

Integrated farming 11 155 60 215 111 23 134 266 83 349

Seed production 8 108 0 108 14 0 14 122 0 122

Production of organic inputs 6 74 4 78 24 5 29 98 9 107

Planting material production 7 124 8 132 47 8 55 171 16 187

Vermiculture 17 318 13 331 59 47 106 377 60 437

Mushroom Production 78 912 69 981 645 169 814 1557 238 1795

Bee0keeping 93 2257 189 2446 606 174 780 2863 363 3226

Sericulture 0 0 0 0 0

Repair and maintenance of farm machinery

and implements

9 69

0 69 113 0 113 182 0 182

Value addition 72 99 581 680 118 852 970 217 1433 1650

Area of training No. of No. of Participants

Courses General SC/ST Grand Total

Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total

Small scale processing 29 137 344 481 12 116 128 149 460 609

Post Harvest Technology 12 58 64 122 13 111 124 71 175 246

Tailoring and Stitching 31 0 176 176 8 632 640 8 808 816

Rural Crafts 26 4 256 260 9 254 263 13 510 523

Production of quality animal products 1 0 0 0 0 30 30 0 30 30

Dairying 61

1502 208 1710 483 304 787 1985 512 2497

Sheep and goat rearing 11 290 28 318 101 17 118 391 45 436

Quail farming 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Piggery 10 210 10 220 57 4 61 267 14 281

Rabbit farming 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Poultry production 17 296 19 315 107 22 129 403 41 444

Ornamental fisheries 1 5 8 13 5 6 11 10 14 24

Composite fish culture 2 72 6 78 27 1 28 99 7 106

Freshwater prawn culture 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Shrimp farming 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pearl culture 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cold water fisheries 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Fish harvest and processing technology 1 21 0 21 0 0 0 21 0 21

Fry and fingerling rearing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

other 4 96 17 113 0 0 0 96 17 113

Total 564 7404 2124 9528 2763 2812 5575 10167 4936 1510

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c) Training programmes for Extension Personnel including sponsored training programmes (ON Campus)

Area of training No. of No. of Participants

Courses General SC/ST Grand Total

Male Femal

e

Total Male Femal

e

Total Male Femal

e

Total

Productivity enhancement in field crops 49 853 21 874 51 2 53 904 23 927

Integrated Pest Management 42 604 111 715 106 33 139 710 144 854

Integrated Nutrient management 27 389 3 392 75 3 78 464 6 470

Rejuvenation of old orchards 13 204 3 207 8 0 8 212 3 215

Protected cultivation technology 19 223 8 231 14 3 17 237 11 248

Production and use of organic inputs 3 12 1 13 22 7 29 34 8

Care and maintenance of farm machinery and

implements

6 108 3 111 7 0 7 115 3 118

Gender mainstreaming through SHGs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Formation and Management of SHGs 1 9 1 10 4 0 4 13 1 14

Women and Child care 13 0 196 196 0 75 75 0 271 271

Low cost and nutrient efficient diet designing 11 9 248 257 0 36 36 9 284 293

Group Dynamics and farmers organization 7 92 3 95 13 0 13 105 3 108

Information networking among farmers 5 82 3 85 5 0 5 87 3 90

Capacity building for ICT application 6 80 4 84 19 7 26 99 11 110

Management in farm animals 9 110 0 110 8 0 8 118 0 118

Area of training No. of No. of Participants

Courses General SC/ST Grand Total

Male Femal

e

Total Male Femal

e

Total Male Femal

e

Total

Livestock feed and fodder production 11 129 1 130 9 0 9 138 1 139

Household food security 4 8 42 50 0 14 14 8 56 64

Other 2 31 31 0 0 0 31 0 0

Total 228 2943 648 3591 341 180 521 3284 828 4039

a) Farmers’ Training including sponsored training programme (OFF Campus) Area of training No. of No. of Participants

Courses General SC/ST Grand Total

Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total

Crop Production

Weed Management 101 2441 138 2579 401 84 485 2842 222 3064

Resource Conservation Technologies

88 2071 129 2200 332 43 375 2403 172 2575

Cropping Systems 19 316 62 378 54 47 101 370 109 479

Crop Diversification 79 1744 156 1900 400 157 557 2144 313 2457

Integrated Farming 30 605 80 685 122 85 207 727 165 892

Micro irrigation/irrigation 22 630 10 640 83 7 90 713 17 730

Seed production 30 399 52 451 103 24 127 502 76 578

Nursery management 15 219 11 230 38 15 53 257 26 283

Integrated Crop Management 169 4059 684 4743 590 152 742 4649 836 5485

Soil & water conservation 32 554 28 582 140 64 204 694 92 786

Integrated nutrient Management 22 303 47 350 163 35 198 466 82 548

Production of organic inputs 0 0 0 0 0

Others 0 0 0 0 0

Total 607 13341 1397 14738 2426 713 3139 15767 2110 17877

Horticulture

a) Vegetable Crops

Production of low volume and

high value crops

124 2207 405 2612 346 185 531 2553 590 3143

Off0season vegetables 56 800 283 1083 321 225 546 1121 508 1629

Nursery raising 44 514 81 595 291 297 588 805 378 1183

Exotic vegetables 12 201 33 234 23 11 34 224 44 268

Export potential vegetables 7 161 6 167 24 31 55 185 37 222

Grading and standardization 9 169 15 184 18 2 20 187 17 204

Protective cultivation 43 665 91 756 251 127 378 916 218 1134

Others 0 0 0 0 0

Total (a) 295 4717 914 5631 1274 878 2152 5991 1792 7783

b) Fruits

Training and Pruning 59 1430 146 1576 215 68 283 1645 214 1859

Layout and Management of

Orchards

100 2437 76 2513 170 50 220 2607 126 2733

Cultivation of Fruit 67 1692 433 2125 236 141 377 1928 574 2502

Management of young

plants/orchards

39 985 263 1248 121 18 139 1106 281 1387

Area of training No. of No. of Participants

Courses General SC/ST Grand Total

Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total

Rejuvenation of old orchards 6 110 5 115 4 1 5 114 6 120

Export potential fruits 10 160 5 165 9 0 9 169 5 174

Micro irrigation systems of orchards

7 122 4 126 33 9 42 155 13 168

Plant propagation techniques 25 456 44 500 29 33 62 485 77 562

Others 0 0 0 0 0

Total (b) 313 7392 976 8368 817 320 1137 8209 1296 9505

c) Ornamental Plants

Nursery Management 8 133 0 133 18 0 18 151 0 151

Management of potted plants 1 10 0 10 8 0 8 18 0 18

Export potential of ornamental

plants

3 44 17 61 20 18 38 64 35 99

Propagation techniques of

Ornamental Plants

7 89 25 114 8 0 8 97 25 122

Others 0 0 0 0 0

Total (c) 19 276 42 318 54 18 72 330 60 390

d) Plantation crops

Production and Management

technology

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Processing and value addition 1 2 24 26 0 5 5 2 29 31

Others 0 0 0 0 0

Total (d) 1 2 24 26 0 5 5 2 29 31

e) Tuber crops

Production and Management

technology

17 343 76 419 171 102 273 514 178 692

Processing and value addition 2 10 20 30 20 45 65 30 65 95

Others 0 0 0 0 0

Total (e) 19 353 96 449 191 147 338 544 243 787

f) Spices

Production and Management

technology

5 103 0 103 14 0 14 117 0 117

Processing and value addition 2 13 17 30 3 3 6 16 20 36

Others 0 0 0 0 0

Total (f) 7 116 17 133 17 3 20 133 20 153

g) Medicinal and Aromatic

Plants

Nursery management 1 11 1 12 4 0 4 15 1 16

Production and management

technology

14 118 47 165 108 119 227 226 166 392

Post harvest technology and value

addition

0 0 0 0 0

Others 0 0 0 0 0

Total (g) 15 129 48 177 112 119 231 241 167 408

Total(a0g) 669 12985 2117 15102 2465 1490 3955 15450 3607 19057

Soil Health and Fertility

Management

Soil fertility management 88 1601 166 1767 493 237 730 2094 403 2497

Integrated water management 23 388 5 393 36 12 48 424 17 441

Integrated Nutrient Management 82 1313 162 1475 302 180 482 1615 342 1957

Area of training No. of No. of Participants

Courses General SC/ST Grand Total

Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total

Production and use of organic

inputs

20 380 5 405 34 6 40 434 11 445

Management of Problematic soils 18 264 13 333 51 29 80 371 42 413

Micro nutrient deficiency in crops 35 686 31 740 63 73 136 772 104 876

Nutrient Use Efficiency 15 271 11 594 52 31 83 635 42 677

Balance Use of fertilizer 79 1469 61 1487 333 225 558 1759 286 2045

Soil & water testing 0 0 0 0 0

others 0 0 0 0 0

Total 360 6372 454 7194 1364 793 2157 8104 1247 9351

Livestock Production and

Management

Dairy Management 71 1045 104 1149 362 313 675 1407 417 1824

Poultry Management 22 295 12 307 81 41 122 376 53 429

Piggery Management 3 40 0 40 25 0 25 65 0 65

Rabbit Management 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Animal Nutrition Management 60 621 83 704 337 370 707 958 453 1411

Disease Management 57 854 184 1038 197 148 345 1051 332 1383

Feed & fodder technologies 15 114 30 144 200 44 244 314 74 388

Production of quality animal

products

0 0 0 0 0

Others 0 0 0 0 0

Total 228 2969 413 3382 1202 916 2118 4171 1329 5500

Home Science/Women

empowerment

Household food security by

kitchen gardening and nutrition gardening

49 148 711 859 30 172 202 178 883 1061

Design and development of

low/minimum cost diet

43 54 858 912 5 423 428 59 1281 1340

Designing and development for high nutrient efficiency diet

40 61 716 777 42 311 353 103 1027 1130

Minimization of nutrient loss in

processing

26 89 421 510 15 160 175 104 581 685

Processing & cooking 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Gender mainstreaming through

SHGs

26 11 374 385 8 300 308 19 674 693

Storage loss minimization techniques

25 51 498 549 12 182 194 63 680 743

Value addition 179 194 2985 3179 89 1329 1418 283 4314 4597

Women empowerment 75 81 1167 1248 22 804 826 103 1971 2074

Location specific drudgery reduction technologies

46 27 671 698 20 299 319 47 970 1017

Rural Crafts 17 0 243 243 0 203 203 0 446 446

Women and child care 64 67 1369 1436 22 689 711 89 2058 2147

Others

Total 590 783 10013 10796 265 4872 5137 1048 14885 15933

Agril. Engineering

Farm machinery & its

maintenance

Area of training No. of No. of Participants

Courses General SC/ST Grand Total

Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total

Installation and maintenance of

micro irrigation systems

23 462 28 490 76 3 79 538 31 569

Use of Plastics in farming

practices

3 63 0 63 15 0 15 78 0 78

Production of small tools and

implements

14 131 12 143 102 42 144 233 54 287

Repair and maintenance of farm

machinery and implements

59 1148 79 1227 183 16 199 1331 95 1426

Small scale processing and value

addition

19 285 98 383 33 72 105 318 170 488

Post Harvest Technology 10 254 54 308 24 26 50 278 80 358

Others 0 0 0 0 0

Total 128 2343 271 2614 433 159 592 2776 430 3206

Plant Protection

Integrated Pest Management 335 6904 332 7236 1515 475 1990 8419 807 9226

Integrated Disease Management 299 5838 517 6355 1084 306 1390 6922 823 7745

Bio0control of pests and diseases 24 525 169 694 180 123 303 705 292 997

Production of bio control agents

and bio pesticides

5 57 12 69 27 40 67 84 52 136

Others 0 0 0 0 0

Total 663 13324 1030 14354 2806 944 3750 16130 1974 18104

Fisheries

Integrated fish farming 3 74 1 75 8 0 8 82 1 83

Carp breeding and hatchery

management

1 12 2 14 0 0 0 12 2 14

Carp fry and fingerling rearing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Composite fish culture 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Hatchery management and culture

of freshwater prawn

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Breeding and culture of

ornamental fishes

5 93 0 93 12 19 31 105 19 124

Portable plastic carp hatchery 3 63 0 63 0 0 0 63 0 63

Pen culture of fish and prawn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Shrimp farming 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Edible oyster farming 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pearl culture 3 15 0 15 24 24 48 39 24 63

Fish processing and value

addition

1 11 0 11 6 0 6 17 0 17

Others 0 0 0 0 0

Total 16 268 3 271 50 43 93 318 46 364

Production of Input at site

Seed Production 3 74 1 75 8 0 8 82 1 83

Planting material production 1 12 2 14 0 0 0 12 2 14

Bio0agents production 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Bio0pesticides production 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Bio0fertilizer production 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Vermi0compost production 5 93 0 93 12 19 31 105 19 124

Organic manures production 3 63 0 63 0 0 0 63 0 63

Area of training No. of No. of Participants

Courses General SC/ST Grand Total

Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total

Production of fry and fingerlings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Production of Bee0colonies and wax sheets

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Small tools and implements 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Production of livestock feed and fodder

3 15 0 15 24 24 48 39 24 63

Production of Fish feed 1 11 0 11 6 0 6 17 0 17

Mushroom production 0 0 0 0 0

Apiculture 0 0 0 0 0

Others 0 0 0 0 0

Total 16 268 3 271 50 43 93 318 46 364

Capacity Building and Group

Dynamics

Leadership development 25 334 55 389 90 27 117 424 82 506

Group dynamics 47 1180 25 1205 333 23 356 1513 48 1561

Formation and Management of

SHGs

30 305 148 453 70 75 145 375 223 598

Mobilization of social capital 11 100 34 134 35 19 54 135 53 188

Entrepreneurial development of farmers/youths

84 1880 74 1954 326 128 454 2206 202 2408

WTO and IPR issues 16 465 46 511 80 51 131 545 97 642

Others 0 0 0 0 0

Total 213 4264 382 4646 934 323 1257 5198 705 5903

Agro forestry

Production technologies 107 2165 61 2149 449 143 586 2542 193 2735

Nursery management 18 491 14 857 62 38 129 909 77 986

Integrated Farming Systems 38 866 53 1092 208 41 267 1254 105 1359

Others 0 0 0 0 0

Total 163 3522 128 4098 719 222 982 4705 375 5080

Grand Total 3653 60439 16211 77466 12714 10518 23273 73985 26754 100739

b) Training for Rural Youths including sponsored training programmes (ON Campus)

Area of training No. of No. of Participants Courses General SC/ST Grand Total

Male Femal

e

Total Mal

e

Femal

e

Tota

l

Male Femal

e

Total

Nursery Management of Horticulture crops 33 399 55 454 235 10 245 634 65 699

Training and pruning of orchards 44 535 55 590 275 12 287 810 67 877

Protected cultivation of vegetable crops 28 250 100 350 237 65 302 487 165 652

Commercial fruit production 13 193 35 228 96 6 102 289 41 330

Integrated farming 27 486 100 586 113 25 138 599 125 724

Seed production 15 146 30 176 83 7 90 229 37 266

Production of organic inputs 13 150 50 200 75 12 87 225 62 287

Planting material production 18 240 36 276 126 10 136 366 46 412

Vermi0culture 25 271 65 336 235 13 248 506 78 584

Area of training No. of No. of Participants Courses General SC/ST Grand Total

Male Femal

e

Total Mal

e

Femal

e

Tota

l

Male Femal

e

Total

Mushroom Production 98 1000 350 1350 836 217 1053 1836 567 2403

Bee0keeping 101 2000 250 2250 1050 150 1200 3050 400 3450

Sericulture 0 0 0 0 0 0

Repair and maintenance of farm machinery and

implements

15 240 0 240 104 0 104 344 0 344

Value addition 113 235 1823 2058 102 575 677 337 2398 2735

Small scale processing 43 101 593 694 76 245 321 177 838 1015

Post Harvest Technology 21 85 245 330 46 79 125 131 324 455

Tailoring and Stitching 45 5 826 831 5 278 283 10 1104 1114

Rural Crafts 38 25 562 587 25 258 283 50 820 870

Production of quality animal products 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Dairying 70 1377 425 1802 802 188 990 2179 613 2792

Sheep and goat rearing 14 321 32 353 236 19 255 557 51 608

Quail farming 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Piggery 10 67 2 69 200 12 212 267 14 281

Rabbit farming 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Poultry production 20 249 20 269 200 50 250 449 70 519

Ornamental fisheries 0 0 0 0 0 0

Composite fish culture 0 0 0 0 0 0

Freshwater prawn culture 0 0 0 0 0 0

Shrimp farming 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pearl culture 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cold water fisheries 0 0 0 0 0 0

Fish harvest and processing technology 8 98 25 123 88 34 122 186 59 245

Fry and fingerling rearing 0 0 0 0 0 0

Other 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 812 8473 5679 14152 5245 2265 7510 1371

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7944 2166

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c) Training programme for Extension Personnel including sponsored training programme

(ON Campus)

Area of training No. of No. of Participants

Courses General SC/ST Grand Total

Mal

e

Femal

e

Tota

l

Mal

e

Femal

e

Tota

l

Mal

e

Femal

e

Total

Productivity enhancement in field crops 78 1509 54 1563 100 20 120 1609 74 1683

Integrated Pest Management 68 1000 100 1100 184 69 253 1184 169 1353

Integrated Nutrient management 48 933 30 963 100 26 126 1033 56 1089

Rejuvenation of old orchards 34 338 8 346 100 7 107 438 15 453

Protected cultivation technology 29 325 30 355 103 12 115 428 42 470

Production and use of organic inputs 4 38 10 48 10 5 15 48 15 63

Area of training No. of No. of Participants

Courses General SC/ST Grand Total

Mal

e

Femal

e

Tota

l

Mal

e

Femal

e

Tota

l

Mal

e

Femal

e

Total

Care and maintenance of farm machinery

and implements

9 142 6 148 21 0 21 163 6 169

Gender mainstreaming through SHGs 0 0 0 0 0 0

Formation and Management of SHGs 4 44 4 48 16 0 16 60 4 64

Women and Child care 28 10 528 538 0 170 170 10 698 708

Low cost and nutrient efficient diet

designing

21 42 349 391 2 235 237 44 584 628

Group Dynamics and farmers organization 13 154 9 163 43 9 52 197 18 215

Information networking among farmers 5 57 3 60 30 0 30 87 3 90

Capacity building for ICT application 12 186 12 198 42 5 47 228 17 245

Management in farm animals 12 117 2 119 55 55 172 2 174

Livestock feed and fodder production 12 125 1 126 25 0 25 150 1 151

Household food security 12 19 200 219 7 64 71 26 264 290

Other 2 26 0 26 5 0 5 31 0 31

Total 391 5065 1346 6411 843 622 1465 5908 1968 7876

a) Farmers’ Training including sponsored training programmes (ON+OFF Campus)

Area of training No. of No. of Participants

Courses General SC/ST Grand Total

Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total

Crop Production

Weed Management 116 2708 154 2862 441 113 554 3149 267 3416

Resource Conservation Technologies 122 2745 186 2931 491 92 583 3236 278 3514

Cropping Systems 31 571 68 639 80 48 128 651 116 767

Crop Diversification 104 2418 172 2590 491 163 654 2909 335 3244

Integrated Farming 53 982 130 1112 197 123 320 1179 253 1432

Micro irrigation/irrigation 33 884 48 932 138 24 162 1022 72 1094

Seed production 45 664 60 724 162 26 188 826 86 912

Nursery management 25 348 22 370 70 33 103 418 55 473

Integrated Crop Management 209 5021 860 5881 670 198 868 5691 1058 6749

Soil & water conservation 39 679 29 708 169 84 253 848 113 961

Integrated nutrient Management 23 320 47 367 163 35 198 483 82 565

Production of organic inputs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Others

Total 800 17340 1776 19116 3072 939 4011 20412 2715 23127

Horticulture

a) Vegetable Crops

Production of low volume and high value

crops

144 2423 527 2950 378 237 615 2801 764 3565

Off0season vegetables 74 989 319 1308 398 294 692 1387 613 2000

Nursery raising 59 740 100 840 362 306 668 1102 406 1508

Area of training No. of No. of Participants

Courses General SC/ST Grand Total

Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total

Exotic vegetables 15 214 61 275 36 25 61 250 86 336

Export potential vegetables 7 161 6 167 24 31 55 185 37 222

Grading and standardization 10 188 18 206 22 4 26 210 22 232

Protective cultivation 59 879 132 1011 276 138 414 1155 270 1425

Others

Total (a) 368 5594 1163 6757 1496 1035 2531 7090 2198 9288

b) Fruits

Training and Pruning 74 1643 168 1811 227 70 297 1870 238 2108

Layout and Management of Orchards 129 3019 134 3153 209 52 261 3228 186 3414

Cultivation of Fruit 76 2009 459 2468 237 148 385 2246 607 2853

Management of young plants/orchards 51 1164 284 1448 204 58 262 1368 342 1710

Rejuvenation of old orchards 9 149 5 154 9 1 10 158 6 164

Export potential fruits 11 171 5 176 9 0 9 180 5 185

Micro irrigation systems of orchards 15 254 23 277 46 10 56 300 33 333

Plant propagation techniques 37 659 46 705 70 33 103 729 79 808

Others 0 0 0

Total (b) 402 9068 1124 10192 1011 372 1383 10079 1496 11575

c) Ornamental Plants

Nursery Management 8 133 0 133 18 0 18 151 0 151

Management of potted plants 2 23 0 23 10 0 10 33 0 33

Export potential of ornamental plants 3 44 17 61 20 18 38 64 35 99

Propagation techniques of Ornamental

Plants

11 140 44 184 11 8 19 151 52 203

Others

Total (c) 24 340 61 401 59 26 85 399 87 486

d) Plantation crops

Production and Management technology 5 81 16 97 34 10 44 115 26 141

Processing and value addition 2 11 24 35 0 5 5 11 29 40

Others

Total (d) 7 92 40 132 34 15 49 126 55 181

e) Tuber crops

Production and Management technology 21 377 96 473 193 112 305 570 208 778

Processing and value addition 2 10 20 30 20 45 65 30 65 95

Others 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total (e) 23 387 116 503 213 157 370 600 273 873

f) Spices

Production and Management technology 6 104 57 161 14 3 17 118 60 178

Processing and value addition 3 33 21 54 3 3 6 36 24 60

Others 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total (f) 9 137 78 215 17 6 23 154 84 238

g) Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

Nursery management 2 36 1 37 4 0 4 40 1 41

Area of training No. of No. of Participants

Courses General SC/ST Grand Total

Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total

Production and management technology 17 164 47 211 110 119 229 274 166 440

Post harvest technology and value addition 2 4 18 22 0 27 27 4 45 49

Others 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total (g) 21 204 66 270 114 146 260 318 212 530

Total(a0g) 854 15822 2648 18470 2944 1757 4701 18766 4405 23171

Soil Health and Fertility Management

Soil fertility management 116 2106 175 2281 555 267 822 2661 442 3103

Integrated water management 36 630 12 642 57 14 71 687 26 713

Integrated Nutrient Management 106 1768 171 1939 361 206 567 2129 377 2506

Production and use of organic inputs 37 636 28 684 60 40 100 716 68 784

Management of Problematic soils 25 428 18 502 61 32 93 545 50 595

Micro nutrient deficiency in crops 49 933 36 992 91 82 173 1047 118 1165

Nutrient Use Efficiency 18 346 11 709 55 31 86 753 42 795

Balance Use of fertilizer 107 2158 99 2326 386 225 611 2613 324 2937

Soil & water testing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

others 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 494 9005 550 10075 1626 897 2523 11151 1447 12598

Livestock Production and Management

Dairy Management 156 3181 218 3399 639 344 983 3820 562 4382

Poultry Management 39 577 35 612 146 50 196 723 85 808

Piggery Management 6 84 2 86 35 0 35 119 2 121

Rabbit Management 1 12 0 12 1 0 1 13 0 13

Animal Nutrition Management 75 853 107 960 365 380 745 1218 487 1705

Disease Management 81 1207 195 1402 252 158 410 1459 353 1812

Feed & fodder technologies 19 176 30 206 201 44 245 377 74 451

Production of quality animal products 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Others 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 377 6090 587 6677 1639 976 2615 7729 1563 9292

Home Science/Women empowerment

Household food security by kitchen gardening and nutrition gardening

55 150 784 934 38 190 228 188 974 1162

Design and development of low/minimum

cost diet

52 54 994 1048 5 461 466 59 1455 1514

Designing and development for high

nutrient efficiency diet

58 110 883 993 48 411 459 158 1294 1452

Minimization of nutrient loss in processing 32 89 526 615 15 187 202 104 713 817

Processing & cooking 30 13 442 455 8 354 362 21 796 817

Gender mainstreaming through SHGs 32 51 638 689 12 203 215 63 841 904

Storage loss minimization techniques 229 290 3671 3961 110 1607 1717 400 5278 5678

Value addition 114 119 1738 1857 36 1059 1095 155 2797 2952

Women empowerment 65 42 970 1012 20 363 383 62 1333 1395

Location specific drudgery reduction technologies

28 0 462 462 0 302 302 0 764 764

Area of training No. of No. of Participants

Courses General SC/ST Grand Total

Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total

Rural Crafts 74 67 1513 1580 24 768 792 91 2281 2372

Women and child care 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Others 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 769 985 12621 13606 316 5905 6221 1301 18526 19827

Agril. Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Farm machinery & its maintenance 27 509 30 539 83 4 87 592 34 626

Installation and maintenance of micro

irrigation systems

4 69 1 70 19 3 22 88 4 92

Use of Plastics in farming practices 16 158 12 170 107 42 149 265 54 319

Production of small tools and implements 76 1413 79 1492 210 16 226 1623 95 1718

Repair and maintenance of farm machinery

and implements

30 449 155 604 145 102 247 594 257 851

Small scale processing and value addition 19 375 78 453 48 56 104 423 134 557

Post Harvest Technology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Others 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 172 2973 355 3328 612 223 835 3585 578 4163

Plant Protection

Integrated Pest Management 413 8303 434 8737 1817 540 2357 10120 974 11094

Integrated Disease Management 360 6987 683 7670 1297 354 1651 8284 1037 9321

Bio0control of pests and diseases 34 676 186 862 254 165 419 930 351 1281

Production of bio control agents and bio

pesticides

5 57 12 69 27 40 67 84 52 136

Others 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 812 16023 1315 17338 3395 1099 4494 19418 2414 21832

Fisheries

Integrated fish farming 3 74 1 75 8 0 8 82 1 83

Carp breeding and hatchery management 3 61 2 63 6 0 6 67 2 69

Carp fry and fingerling rearing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Composite fish culture 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Hatchery management and culture of

freshwater prawn

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Breeding and culture of ornamental fishes 5 93 0 93 12 19 31 105 19 124

Portable plastic carp hatchery 3 63 0 63 0 0 0 63 0 63

Pen culture of fish and prawn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Shrimp farming 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Edible oyster farming 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pearl culture 3 15 0 15 24 24 48 39 24 63

Fish processing and value addition 2 29 0 29 6 0 6 35 0 35

Others 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 19 335 3 338 56 43 99 391 46 437

Production of Input at site

Seed Production 4 92 2 94 8 0 8 100 2 102

Planting material production 2 24 4 28 0 0 0 24 4 28

Area of training No. of No. of Participants

Courses General SC/ST Grand Total

Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total

Bio0agents production 1 7 9 16 4 14 18 11 23 34

Bio0pesticides production 1 5 12 17 14 18 32 19 30 49

Bio0fertilizer production 1 0 0 0 15 10 25 15 10 25

Vermi0compost production 9 139 34 173 46 22 68 185 56 241

Organic manures production 4 63 8 71 0 10 10 63 18 81

Production of fry and fingerlings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Production of Bee0colonies and wax sheets 3 35 0 35 0 0 0 35 0 35

Small tools and implements 1 10 12 22 6 2 8 16 14 30

Production of livestock feed and fodder 3 15 0 15 24 24 48 39 24 63

Production of Fish feed 1 11 0 11 6 0 6 17 0 17

Mushroom production 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Apiculture 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Others 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 30 401 81 482 123 100 223 524 181 705

Capacity Building and Group Dynamics

Leadership development 25 334 55 389 90 27 117 424 82 506

Group dynamics 53 1246 221 1467 355 100 455 1601 321 1922

Formation and Management of SHGs 38 446 195 641 107 117 224 553 312 865

Mobilization of social capital 18 203 90 293 63 48 111 266 138 404

Entrepreneurial development of

farmers/youths

88 1919 112 2031 358 174 532 2277 286 2563

WTO and IPR issues 44 1068 174 1242 269 186 455 1337 360 1697

Others 1 21 0 21 1 0 1 22 0 22

Total 267 5237 847 6084 1243 652 1895 6480 1499 7979

Agro forestry

Production technologies 115 2349 79 2351 511 148 653 2788 216 3004

Nursery management 21 596 14 962 78 38 145 1030 77 1107

Integrated Farming Systems 46 1013 69 1255 259 79 356 1452 159 1611

Others 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 182 3958 162 4568 848 265 1154 5270 452 5722

Grand Total 4776 78169 20945 100082 15874 12856 28771 95027 33826 128853

b) Training for Rural Youths including sponsored training programmes (ON+OFF

Campus)

Area of training

No. of No. of Participants

Courses General SC/ST Grand Total

Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total

Nursery Management of Horticulture crops 51 620 66 686 344 27 371 964 93 1057

Training and pruning of orchards 69 723 74 797 342 16 358 1065 90 1155

Protected cultivation of vegetable crops 39 388 134 522 265 81 346 653 215 868

Commercial fruit production 16 243 35 278 96 6 102 339 41 380

Integrated farming 38 641 160 801 224 48 272 865 208 1073

Seed production 23 254 30 284 97 7 104 351 37 388

Production of organic inputs 19 224 54 278 99 17 116 323 71 394

Planting material production 25 364 44 408 173 18 191 537 62 599

Vermi0culture 42 589 78 667 294 60 354 883 138 1021

Mushroom Production 176 1912 419 2331 1481 386 1867 3393 805 4198

Bee0keeping 194 4257 439 4696 1656 324 1980 5913 763 6676

Sericulture 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Repair and maintenance of farm machinery and implements 24 309 0 309 217 0 217 526 0 526

Value addition 185 334 2404 2738 220 1427 1647 554 3831 4385

Small scale processing 72 238 937 1175 88 361 449 326 1298 1624

Post Harvest Technology 33 143 309 452 59 190 249 202 499 701

Tailoring and Stitching 76 5 1002 1007 13 910 923 18 1912 1930

Rural Crafts 64 29 818 847 34 512 546 63 1330 1393

Production of quality animal products 1 0 0 0 0 30 30 0 30 30

Dairying 131 2879 633 3512 1285 492 1777 4164 1125 5289

Sheep and goat rearing 25 611 60 671 337 36 373 948 96 1044

Quail farming 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Piggery 20 277 12 289 257 16 273 534 28 562

Rabbit farming 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Poultry production 37 545 39 584 307 72 379 852 111 963

Ornamental fisheries 1 5 8 13 5 6 11 10 14 24

Composite fish culture 2 72 6 78 27 1 28 99 7 106

Freshwater prawn culture 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Shrimp farming 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pearl culture 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cold water fisheries 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Fish harvest and processing technology 9 119 25 144 88 34 122 207 59 266

Fry and fingerling rearing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Other 4 96 17 113 0 0 0 96 17 113

Total 1376 15877 7803 23680 8008 5077 13085 23885 12880 36765

c) Training programme for Extension Personnel including sponsored training programmes (ON+OFF

Campus)

Area of training

No. of No. of Participants

Courses General SC/ST Grand Total

Male Female Total Mal

e

Femal

e

Tota

l

Mal

e

Femal

e

Total

Productivity enhancement in field crops 127 2362 75 2437 151 22 173 2513 97 2610

Integrated Pest Management 110 1604 211 1815 290 102 392 1894 313 2207

Integrated Nutrient management 75 1322 33 1355 175 29 204 1497 62 1559

Rejuvenation of old orchards 47 542 11 553 108 7 115 650 18 668

Protected cultivation technology 48 548 38 586 117 15 132 665 53 718

Production and use of organic inputs 7 50 11 61 32 12 44 82 23 63

Care and maintenance of farm machinery and

implements

9 142 6 148 21 0 21 163 6 169

Gender mainstreaming through SHGs 1 9 1 10 4 0 4 13 1 14

Formation and Management of SHGs 5 53 5 58 20 0 20 73 5 78

Women and Child care 41 10 724 734 0 245 245 10 969 979

Low cost and nutrient efficient diet designing 32 51 597 648 2 271 273 53 868 921

Group Dynamics and farmers organization 20 246 12 258 56 9 65 302 21 323

Information networking among farmers 10 139 6 145 35 0 35 174 6 180

Capacity building for ICT application 18 266 16 282 61 12 73 327 28 355

Management in farm animals 21 227 2 229 63 0 63 290 2 292

Livestock feed and fodder production 23 254 2 256 34 0 34 288 2 290

Household food security 16 27 242 269 7 78 85 34 320 354

Other 4 57 0 57 5 0 5 62 0 31

Total 619 8008 1994 10002

1184 802 1986 9192 2796 11915

d) Sponsored training programmes (OFF Campus)

Area of training No. of No. of Participants

Courses General SC/ST Grand Total

Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total

Crop production and management

Increasing production and productivity of crops 25 302 255 557 131 77 208 433 332 765

Commercial production of vegetables 39 576 225 801 395 210 605 971 435 1406

Production and value addition 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Fruit Plants 64 2546 753 3299 948 266 1214 3494 1019 4513

Ornamental plants(seed production) 8 171 24 195 100 10 110 271 34 305

Spices crops(mushroom cultivation) 11 196 21 217 105 10 115 301 31 332

Soil health and fertility management 13 369 100 469 142 95 237 511 195 706

Production of Inputs at site 7 54 7 61 50 5 55 104 12 116

Methods of protective cultivation 2 44 2 46 10 0 10 54 2 56

Other(plant protection, 23 892 194 1086 312 138 450 1204 332 1536

Total 192 5150 1581 6731 2193 811 3004 7343 2392 9735

Post harvest technology and value addition 0 0 0 0

Processing and value addition 69 930 475 1405 561 251 812 1491 726 2217

Other(EDP) 7 102 50 152 79 47 126 181 97 278

Total 76 1032 525 1557 640 298 938 1672 823 2495

Farm machinery

Farm machinery, tools and implements 5 153 15 168 50 7 57 203 22 225

Other(CROP DIVERSIFICATION) 6 30 100 130 7 33 40 37 133 170

Total 11 183 115 298 57 40 97 240 155 395

Livestock and fisheries 0 0 0 0 0

Livestock production and management 34 425 200 625 53 202 255 478 402 880

Animal Nutrition Management 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Animal Disease Management 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Fisheries Nutrition 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Fisheries Management 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Other(beekeeping) 8 105 19 124 100 10 110 205 29 234

Total 42 530 219 749 153 212 365 683 431 1114

Home Science 0 0 0 0

Household nutritional security 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Area of training No. of No. of Participants

Courses General SC/ST Grand Total

Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total

Economic empowerment of women 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Drudgery reduction of women 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Other(ppv&fra) 10 358 40 398 300 44 344 658 84 742

Total 10 358 40 398 300 44 344 658 84 742

Agricultural Extension 0 0 0 0 0

Capacity Building and Group Dynamics 1 5 10 15 0 5 5 5 15 20

Other(self employment, 40 100 701 801 58 179 237 158 880 1038

Total 41 105 711 816 58 184 242 163 895 1058

Grant Total 372 7358 3191 10549 3401 1589 4990 10759 4780 15539

e) Details of vocational training programmes carried out by KVKs for rural youth (OFF Campus)

Area of training No. of No. of Participants

Courses General SC/ST Grand Total

Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total

Crop production and management

Commercial floriculture(SOIL HEALTH) 5 51 10 61 30 4 34 81 14 95

Commercial fruit production 41 647 135 782 200 67 267 847 202 1049

Commercial vegetable production 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Integrated crop management 10 240 57 297 122 40 162 362 97 459

Organic farming 1 21 10 31 10 7 17 31 17 48

Other(PROTECTED CULTIVATION) 9 100 4 104 96 2 98 196 6 202

Total 66 1059 216 1275 458 120 578 1517 336 1853

Post harvest technology and value addition 0 0 0 0 0

Value addition 72 180 891 1071 47 582 629 227 1473 1700

Other(PLANT PROTECTION) 8 199 2 201 100 0 100 299 2 301

Total 80 379 893 1272 147 582 729 526 1475 2001

Livestock and fisheries 0 0 0 0 0

Dairy farming 123 2000 428 2428 1956 260 2216 3956 688 4644

Composite fish culture 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sheep and goat rearing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Piggery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Poultry farming 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Other(EDP) 3 40 35 75 5 5 10 45 40 85

Total 126 2040 463 2503 1961 265 2226 4001 728 4729

Income generation activities 0 0 0 0 0

Vermicomposting 20 203 58 261 196 40 236 399 98 497

Production of bio0agents, bio0pesticides, 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

bio0fertilizers etc. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Repair and maintenance of farm machinery & imlements 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Rural Crafts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Seed production 11 100 15 115 99 2 101 199 17 216

Sericulture(SMALL SCALE PROCESSING) 4 69 50 119 36 27 63 105 77 182

Area of training No. of No. of Participants

Courses General SC/ST Grand Total

Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total

Mushroom cultivation 67 954 148 1102 272 100 372 1226 248 1474

Nursery, grafting etc.(AGROFORESTRY) 4 100 1 101 14 0 14 114 1 115

Tailoring, stitching, embroidery, dying etc. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Agril. para0workers, para0vet training 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Othe(BEEKEEPING) 66 964 100 1064 740 69 809 1704 169 1873

Total 172 2390 372 2762 1357 238 1595 3747 610 4357

Agricultural Extension

Capacity building and group dynamics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Other(self employment) 126 720 1025 1745 254 1116 1370 974 2141 3115

Total 126 720 1025 1745 254 1116 1370 974 2141 3115

Grand Total 570 6588 2969 9557 4177 2321 6498 10765 5290 16055

6. EXTENSION PROGRAMMES

Table 6.1: Extension Programmes organized by KVKs of Zone-I during 2015-16

Activities No. of programmes No. of farmers No. of

Extension

Personnel

Total

Advisory Services 4130 64851 376 65227

Diagnostic visits 2253 12378 483 12861

Field Day 419 18802 1215 20017

Group discussions 672 10676 1175 11851

Kisan Ghosthi 548 31850 821 32671

Film Show 401 8597 225 8822

Self -help groups 73 1448 14 1462

Kisan Mela 129 56864 3160 60024

Exhibition 430 74839 2065 76904

Scientists' visit to farmers field 9216 64794 936 65730

Plant/animal health camps 78 6518 134 6652

Farm Science Club 63 1248 22 1270

Ex-trainees Sammelan 40 2295 37 2332

Farmers seminar/workshop 186 12943 508 13451

Method Demonstrations 2408 42420 782 43202

Celebration of important days 311 28626 502 29128

Exposure visits 380 13589 273 13862

Others (pl. specify)

Lecture delivered as resource person 4410 271444 3039 274483

Mahila Mandal conveners' meeting 8 311 5 316

Awareness Campaign on different aspects - - - -

Soil test/health campaign 216 10883 277 11160

Seed treatment/replacement campaign - - - -

Farmer’s visit to KVK - 74775 422 75197

Technology Week celebrated 768 25788 4437 30225

Total 27139 761164 20908

Table 6.2: Details of other extension programmes

Particulars Number Number of KVKs

Electronic Media (CD./DVD) - -

Extension Literature 594 44

News paper coverage 1831 54

Popular articles 444 43

Radio Talks 335 43

TV Talks 300 43

Animal health camps (Number of animals treated) - -

Total

Table 6.3: Kisan Mobile Advisory Services

No. of KVKs No. of SMSs sent No. of farmers benefited

41 5455 71629

7.Technology Week

Types of Activities Zone-I

No. of Activities Number of Participants No. of KVKs

Gosthies 52 3169 26

Lectures organised 263 8175 29

Exhibition 37 7501 23

Film show 38 967 18

Fair 9 17082 5

Farm Visit 89 6349 22

Diagnostic Practicals 280 1175 15

Distribution of Literature (No.) 1690 7538 25

Distribution of Seed (q) 581.4 1283 6

Distribution of Planting materials (No.) 28135 411 4

Bio Product distribution (Kg) 0 0 0

Bio Fertilizers (q) 2 67 2

Distribution of fingerlings 0 0 0

Distribution of Livestock specimen (No.) 6 1 1

Total number of farmers visited the technology

week

1314 25788 23

Total 79506

8. DETAILS OF KISAN MOBILE ADVISORY OF KVKs

KVKs

Name

No. of

Farmers

covered

No. of Messages

(Text)

Crop Livestock Weather Marketing Awareness Other

enterprise

Punjab 26452 1390 499 175 76 55 330 129

Haryana 23069 318 111 25 47 1 94 40

Delhi 292 26 23 3 0 0 0 0

HP 12874 295 204 25 2 3 16 39

J&K 8942 3426 571 99 170 6 51 158

Total 71629 5455 1408 327 295 65 491 366

9. SEED PRODUCTION OF TECHNOLOGIES INPUT

Name of Crops Quantity of seed (q)

Value (Rs.) Number of farmers

No. of KVKs

Cereal

Barley

Maize 80.72 227805 357 13

Oat

Paddy 3888.07 14687056 9264 75

Wheat 5844.66 11945893 5197 83

Millet

Buck Wheat

Foxtail millet

Sorghum

Barnyard millet

Finger millets

Bajra

Amaranth

Pearl millet

Jowar

Maize Hybrid

Ragi

Little Millet

Kodo

Navane

Others

Total 9813.45 26860754 14818 171

Oilseed

Brown Sarson 3.57 31220 47 4

Gobhi Sarson 43.9095 343210 2416 11

Groundnut 70 70000 175 8

Karan Raya

Raya

Sesame 0.6 9000 10 1

Soybean 25.11 210058 78 11

Sunflower

Linseed

Niger

Toria 14.75 28640 216 7

Rapeseed 0.2 1200 10 2

Sesamum

Mustard 32.57 144877 580 8

Rai

Yellow Sarson

Castor

Safflower

Castor Hybrid

Others

Til 0.1 1500 0 2

Total 190.8095 839705 3532 54

Green Manure

Sunhemp

Dhaincha

Others

Total

Pulse

Beans

Blackgram 34.68 438914 141 15

Cowpea 10.17 84012 70 10

Fieldpea

Frenchbean

Gram 101.15 569950 119 13

Clusterbean

Lentil 1.38 11610 0 3

Moong 3.92 38730 13 8

Pigeonpea

Rajmash 5.12 46080 0 1

Chickpea

Pea 28.66 176960 6 5

Rice bean

Urd

Black soybean

Horse gram

Field bean

Mothbean

Dolichos

Valvet bean

Others

Arhar 2.65 30250 10 2

Total 187.73 1396506 359 57

Commercial Crop

Sugarcane

Potato 88.5 88500 7

Clusterbean

Cotton 5.495 32970 162 3

Others

Total 93.995 121470 169 3

Vegetable

Bitter Gourd

Brocolli

Carrot

Chilli 0.0975 195000 110 2

Chinese Cabbage

Chinese Sarson

Colocasia

French bean 1.34 18420 16 3

Leafy Mustard

Methi Okra 21.83 550980 485 7

Onion 252.495 637375 473 8

Peas

Radish 0.28 3500 30 1

Spinach 6.5 75130 56 3

Tinda

Turnip

Tomato 1.64 12160 205 3

Lobia

Brinjal 0.16 240 0 3

Coriander

Garden pea

TPS

Vegetable pea

Garlic

Cabbage

Cauliflower

Amaranths

Bottlegourd 0.15 150 10 1

Cluster bean

Drumstick

Ribbed gourd

Kachari

Muskmelon

Snapmelon

Watermelon

Cowpea

Yam

Ash Gourd

Beet Root

Bush Cowpea

Bush type lablab

Capsicum 0.15 150 0 1

Cowpea-Bush

Cucumber 0.12 60 0 1

Dolichos Bean

Moringa

Pumpkin 0.05 200 5 1

Ridge Gourd

Snake Gourd

Winged Bean

Others 0.1 50 0 1

Total 284.9125 1493415 1390 35

Flower

Flower

Gerbera

Tube rose

Chrysanthemum

Gaillardia

Marigold

Others

Seasonal

Aster

Flower Seeds

Others

Total

Spices

Coriander

Ginger

Methi

Turmeric 10 37000 34 2

Fenugreek 0.14 980 0 1

Sonf

Garlic

Cumin

Isabgol

Chilli

Onion

Others

Total 10.14 37980 34 3

Fodder Crop

Barseem 36.27 762300 437 11

Oats 59.3 207980 216 11

Rice Bean

Fodder

Napier Grass

Fodder slips

Napier

Dhaman

Desmanthus

Fodder Sorghum

Anjan grass seed

Fodder cowpea

Fodder Maize 139.49 558855 0 4

Subabul

Others

Guar

Total 235.06 1529135 653 26

Fruits

Total

Grand Total 10816.1 32278964.55 20955 349

9 B. Planting Material

Planting Material Number Value (Rs.) Number of farmers No. of KVKs

Vegetable Seedling

Tomato 50592 39362 1291 10

Cauliflower 83191 73611 619 6

Brinjal 80284 62549 602 7

Bell Pepper

Chilli 93381 90914 2636 9

Onion 918680 117100 723 13

Broccoli 1485 2585 65 3

Bottle Gourd 2036 20360 692 4

Cucumber 1733 17310 522 4

Capsicum 108312 34832 233 10

Cabbage 27501 16621 202 4

Knol-khol 3670 610 389 4

Parsley

Celery

Lettuce

Kale 16150 1630 108 3

Cucurbits 2800 28000 240 1

Radish

Colocassia 612 2400 3 1

Dioscorea

Elephant foot yam

Winter vegetables

Bitter gourd 690 6900 123 2

Sponge gourd

Pumpkin

Summer squash 120 1200 80 1

Curry leaf

Drumstick

Muskmelon

Ridgegourd

Watermelon

Chiller

Papaya

Pointed gourd

Tomato, Brinjal, Cabbage, Chilli

Agathi

Amaranthus

Annual Moringa

Ivy Gourd

Sweet Potato

Acidlime

Amla

Annona

Aonla Sapota

Others

Zimikand 738 12300 4 1

Turmeric 240 1600 1 1

Chinese Cabbage 1600 320 20 1

Red Cabbage

Mongol 3900 780 7 1

Total 1397715 530984 8560 86

Commercial

Erythrina

Mulberry

Sugarcane

Others

Total

Fruits

Mango 120 9000 21 1

Pineapple

Lemon 142 4050 15 2

Jack fruit

Aonla

Lime

Lasora

Ber

Bel

Papaya 1355 10840 7 1

Apple 46141 2482174 1175 40

Pomegranate 7803 79085 169 4

Cherry

Apricot 6801 1003610 2541 4

Plum 3741 144450 255 6

Pear 294 24960 265 3

Peach 1548 61920 154 1

Pecan nut

Perssimon 527 21080 86 2

Walnut 244 24400 12 2

Almond 59 2360 0 1

Strawberry 2000 4000 0 1

Quince 2930 87900 6 1

Banana

Litchi 10 750 5 1

Guava

Woodapple Citrus

Orange

Cashewnut

Sapota

Citrus Lemon

Gauva (Grafted)

Mango graft

Passion fruit

Rough lemon

Tree bean

Causterd Apple

Koruna

Karonda

Sahjan

Malta

Peach, Plum, Apricot

Coconut

Drumstick

Fig

Grape 46 3070 14 1

Jamberi

Jamun

Kokum

Tamarind

Budded Ber

Date palm

Gunda

Kinnow

Lasoda

Sweet orange

Banana, Mango, Litchi, Guava

E.apple

Lemon graft

Papaya seedlings

Bilumbi

Carambole

Chamba

Chinese Orange

Egg Fruit

Indian gooseberry

Jamba

Javel

Bitter Lime

loveloli

Mangosteen

Rambootan

West Indian cherry

Others 169 8450 10 1

Daisy

Anjeer

Total 73930 3972099 4735 72

Ornamental plants

Mari gold 3000 0 100 1

Ornamental

Tuberose

Chrysenthemum

Sesanal Flower

Rose

Daheliya

Crotan

China Palm

Lilly

Bush Plants

Acalifa

Aster

Bamboo

Boganvelia

Gaillardia

Nishigandha

Others

Ashok

Cassia

Chandni

Duranta

Iryfine

Tikoma

Gladioli

Mandarin

Rat rani, Champa etc.

Gladiolus corms

Allamanda

Anthurium

Arelia

Bush Jasmine

Coleus

Euphorbia

Exocaria

Flowering Plants

Foliage Plants

Heliconia

Taberna

Orchid

Amruthaballi

Chakramuni

Herbs

Others 5000 150000 125 1

Total 8000 150000 225 2

Medicinal and Aromatic

Seabuckthorn

Lavender

Rose

Total

Plantation

Arecanut

Coconut

Cardamom

Fodder

Polpar

Shisham

Total

Spices

Chilli

Black pepgper

Cinnamon

Peppar

Total

Tuber

Tapioca

Others

Total

Forest Species

Forest Sp

Poplar

Gamhar

Accacia

Avenues

Badam

Bamboo

Casurina

Date palm

Eucalyptus 3020 22550 18 1

Ficus

Glyricidia

Guava

Jathropha

Kada

Karanj

Khirni

Mahuwa

Neem

Pangara

Pongamia

Teak

A. senegal

Desi babool

Desi ber

Khairi

Khejri

Peltaforum

Rohida

A mangium

Bamboo cuttings

Salap

Sandal wood

Subabool

Ailanthus

Copper shield

Fig

Gulmohar

Jatropha

Kumil

Magagony

Mangium

Maruthu

Pathimugam

Peoples Tree

Thespesia

Pungam

Silver Oak

Sima roubha

simaruba

Tamarind

Vagai

Vengai

Others 1500 1500 5 1

Total 4520 24050 23 2

Fodder crop

Napier

Setaria 1500 1500 5 1

Sesbania

Sudan Chari

Gajaraj

Other Fodder Grasses

Subabul

Others

9. C Production of livestock

Breed Number Value (Rs) No. of

farmers

No. of

KVKs

Dairy

animals

Jersy 2 28200 1 Kullu

Holstein Fresien 1 10000 1 Kullu

Jersey/HF 13 339880 Sirmour

Cross breed Cattle 1 19700 1 Bhatinda

Cross breed Cattle 1 2900 1 Bhatinda

Cross breed Cattle 1 110 1 Bhatinda

Buffalo (Murrah) 4 212584 22 Hamirpur

Poultry RIR/ Punjab Red 2400 0 80 Barnala

Chabbro 100 0 10 Bhatinda

RIR 100 0 10 Bhatinda

Guinea grass 406040 245100 536 1

Total 407540 246600 541 2

Others

Guggule

Khirni

Mulato

Mulberry

Aloevera

Jatropha

Perennial grass (Tusuck)

Sainjana

Sugarcane

Daik

Chiller

Fodder

Mentha

Napier Bajra 152000 77000 34 2

Tobacco

Others

Total 152000 77000 34 2

Forest Species

Poplar 650 9750 15 1

Cupressus 60 0 0 1

Wllichiana

Taxus

Bamboo

Tun

Others

Total 710 9750 15 2

Grand Total 2044415 5010483 14133 168

Breed Number Value (Rs) No. of

farmers

No. of

KVKs

Cobb 450 29731 Patiala

Vanraja 500 203 Bandipora

Van Raja 1100 66000 121 Kulgam

Chabro 195 Reasi

Piggery

Rabbitry

Fisheries Rohu, Mirgal, Common carp,

catla, Grass Carp

375000 37500 7 Karnal

Goatary Beetal 5 4500 5 Tarntaran

Beetal 20 23500 20 Barnala

Beetal 5 72800 5 Barnala

Total 379898 847405 488

9. D Production of bio-products

Bio Product Name of the Bio-Product Quantity

(No.)

Quantity

(Kg.)

Value

(Rs.)

Number

of

farmers

No. of

KVKs

Bio Fertilisers

Non Symbiotic Azotobacter

Vermicompost Vermicompost 1411.25 47822 140 5

Azolla Azolla 218.5 21850 218 1

Earthworms

Compost

Worms

Blue green algae

NADEP

Sanjeewani Khad

Acetobactor

Aspergillius

Azatobactor

Azospirillum

BGA

HaNPV

KMB

PSB Bio Fertilizer 121 3750 6 1

Rhizobium

Jawahar Biofertilizer

Jawahar vermin compost

Azolla culture

Total 0 1750.75 73422 364 7

Bio-Food

Bio Product Name of the Bio-Product Quantity

(No.)

Quantity

(Kg.)

Value

(Rs.)

Number

of

farmers

No. of

KVKs

Spirulina

Bio Pesticides

Neem extract

Tobacco extract

Trichoderma viride

Beauveria bassiana

Metarhizium anisopliae

Sl NPV

Ha NPV

GF1

Azatobactor

Baco Lures

Heli Lures

Leucin Lures

Neem powder

Neumoria

NSKE

Paeciliomyces

Panchagavya

Verticillium

Trichoderma harjinum

Agroneem

NPV

Trichoderma

Pseudomonas fluorescens

Trichogramma chilonis

Total 0 0 0 0 0

Bio Agents

Tricho card

Trichogramma chilonis

Chrysoperla carnea

Tricho card

Palam fruit fly traps Palam fruit fly traps 1011 101100 600 1

Total 0 1011 101100 600 1

Pyrilla parasitoids

Ooincirtus papilionis

Epiricania melanolauca

Total 0 0 0 0 0

Worms

Assinia foetida

Eudrilus eugeniae

Total 0 0 0 0 0

Earth Worm

Euclnia Uginae

Eisenia foetida

Bio Product Name of the Bio-Product Quantity

(No.)

Quantity

(Kg.)

Value

(Rs.)

Number

of

farmers

No. of

KVKs

Earth worm Earthworms 6 1500 3 1

Earth worms in numbers

Total 0 6 1500 3 1

Bio-Fungicides

Trichoderma 0

Pseudomonas fluerensence

Verticillium

PSB

Rhizobium

Azotobactor

Vermi cocoons

Agro Derma

Crysoparla

NADEP

Trichoderma viridae

Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuillemin

Metarrhizium anisopliae

(Metchnikoff)

Total 0 0 0 0 0

Others

Vermiculture 0

Vermicompost

Mushroom spawn

Cuelure

Mineral Mixture

Coir pith compost

Cow dung (dry)

Cow dung (wet)

Total 0 0 0 0 0

Grand Total 2767.75 176022 967 9

10. RAIN WATER HARVESTING STRUCTURE IN THE KVKS

Table 15.1 : Details of Rain water harvesting structure

Name of

the KVK

No. of

Training

Programmes

No. of

Demonstration

Quantity

of seed

produced

(q)

No. of

Planting

Material

produced

Visit by

farmers

(No.)

Visit by

officials

(No.)

Bilaspur 1 20 0 236275 262 31

Hamirpur 0 0 0 0 0 0

Solan 0 0 0.06 14300 0 0

Ganderbal 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 1 20 0.06 250575 262 31

13.National Innovation in Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA)

Module I:Natural Resource management

Intervention Number of

Demonstrations

Unit/Area

(ha)

No. of farmers

In-situ moisture conservation 392 390.6 392

Water harvesting and recycling for

supplemental irrigation

79 47.6 79

Water saving irrigation methods 15 12.4 15

Vermi-composting 35 20 units 35

Alternate energy source 1 1unit 1

Urea application based on LCC in

paddy

40 53 40

Any other-Paddy straw management,

Baler cum-knotter

95 638.8 95

Total 730 1216.4 ha,

21 units

730

Module II: Crop Production

Technology

demonstrated

No. of

farmers

Area(ha

)

Demo

Yield(q/ha)

Check

Yield(Q/h

a)

Percent

increase

De

mo

BC

R

Chec

k

BCR

Introduction of drought tolerant varieties

Wheat (HPW-236)

9 1.66 29.10 24.20 20.25

2.2

9

2.08

Wheat (HPW-155)

24 4.45 29.8 24.2 23.14 2.3

4

2.08

Wheat (HPW-349)

50 9.31 31.2 24.2 28.93 2.4

5

2.08

Wheat (HS-507) 10 0.91 26.3 24.2 8.68 2.0

7

2.08

Wheat (VL-829)

20 3.35 28.5 24.2 17.77 2.2

4

2.08

Wheat(VL-907)

2 0.32 27.4 24.2

13.22

2.1

5

2.08

Wheat (Raj-3765) 36 14 18.6 14 32.85 2.3 1.81

Wheat(1142) 5 2 20 14

42.86 2.4

8

1.81

Technology

demonstrated

No. of

farmers

Area(ha

)

Demo

Yield(q/ha)

Check

Yield(Q/h

a)

Percent

increase

De

mo

BC

R

Chec

k

BCR

Maize(Dekalb

double)

70 12.5 31 24 29.16 3.1 2.40

Total (Drought

tolerant varieties) 226 48.5

Introduction of short duration varieties

Summer moong

(SML-668)

26 10 13.8 12.7 8.66 1.7

3

1.58

Maize (Bajaura

Makka)

30 5.0 27.10 19.1 41.88 1.4

4

1.21

Maize (Girija) 47 10 29.20 20.6 41.75 1.5

5

1.31

Black gram(P-93

7.0 1.0 8.2 6.7 22.39 2.8

8

2.51

Paddy (NDR-97) 15 2.5 30 20 50.00 1.9

5

1.30

Pusa Basmati

(1121)

24 9.6 34.25 32.5 5.38 1.6

1

1.32

Torai (Bhawani) 20 1.0 6.5 5.1 27.45 1.3

8

1.59

Total (Short

duration

varieties) 169 39.1

Introduction of High yielding varieties

Wheat (HPW-360) 5 1 25 22 13.64 1.88 1.87

Wheat (HPW 349) 28 3 27.5 22 25.00 1.88 1.85

Maize ( 4640) 13 3 22.5 20 12.50 1.53 1.49

Gobhi Sarson

(GSC-7)

50 2 7.25 5.85 23.93 1.45 1.35

Guar HG-2-20 35 12 10 8 25.00 2.13 1.71

Total (High

yielding varieties)

131 21

Introduction of Salt tolerant varieties

Wheat( KRL-210)

& (KRL-19)

10 4 35 18 94.44 1.6

5

0.85

Total (Salt

tolerant varieties)

10 4

Technology

demonstrated

No. of

farmers

Area(ha

)

Demo

Yield(q/ha)

Check

Yield(Q/h

a)

Percent

increase

De

mo

BC

R

Chec

k

BCR

Sub Total of

varieties 536 112.6

Water saving paddy cultivation methods (Direct Seeded Rice)

Paddy(Pusa

Basmat-1121)

33 60.45 217.48 211.73 2.72 3.6

3

2.82

Paddy (DRH-83b) 10 4 73.5 68.5 7.29 2.6

9

2.44

Paddy (PR-124) 4 1.6 73.35 72.7 0.89 3.1 2.75

Zero tillage in Wheat

Wheat var.PBW-

2967

59 23.6 48.1 45.4 5.95 2.4

7

2.18

Location specific inter cropping systems with high sustainable yield index

Apple+Rajmash.(J

awala) 5 0.4 8.5 7

21.43

Amelioration of

Mn deficiency 38 15.2 49.25 47.65

3.36 2.1

8

1.98

Advancement of

planting dates to

reduce terminal

heat stress-

Cotton var.-

Kribhco Raja-2

12 30 18.5 17.2 7.56 2.4

4

2.27

Disease

Management

Control of fruit fly

infestation (Fruit

Fly Trap-Palam

Trap)

20 1.5 240 185 29.73 2.4

5

2.06

Grand Total 717 249.35

Module 3: Livestock & fisheries

Intervention No. of farmers Units

Fodder production(Maize J-

1006),(African tall) (ha),Oats (PLP-I),

Sorghum var. MP Cheri, Cow Pea

290 193.4

Silage making( units) 91 91

De-worming of animals(No. of

animals)

483 863

Intervention No. of farmers Units

Mineral mixture supplementation (No.

of animals)

102 539

Animal health check up (No. of

animals)

244 369

Artificial insemination (No. of animals)

200 209

Mitigation of mineral deficiencies in

animals (No. of animals)

472 691

Breed Up gradation(No. of animals)

124 192

Backyard poultry (No. of birds) 262 1057

Total 2268 193.4 ha,

2863 animals, 91 units,1057

birds

4. Fodder production

Interventions No. of

Demonstrations

Area (ha) Total Production

(Quintal)

Azolla 7 7 11.20

Fodder production(Maize J-

1006),(African tall) (ha),Oats

(PLP-I), Sorghum var. MP

Cheri, Cow Pea

290 193.4 18740

Improved fodder/ feed storage

methods

91 91 units 576

Total 381

200.4 ha,91

units

19327.2 (quintals)

5. Fish production

Interventions No. of

Demonstrations

Area (ha) Total Production

(Quintal)

Management of fish ponds/ tanks

during water scarcity and excess water

NA NA NA

Fish production NA NA NA

Total

6. Institutional interventions

Interventions No. of farmers Units

Seed bank(ha) 116 53.8

Custom hiring centers (ha) 663 560.94

Nutritional garden 116 1.89

Fodder bank 18 3.5

Climate literacy through a

village level weather station

2046 470

Community nursery

raising(ha)

49 12.5

Total 3008 1102.63

7. Capacity Building

Thematic area No. of

courses

No. of farmers

Male Females Total

Crop production/management/crop

diversification

42 785 194 979

Resource conservation Technology 56 534 43 577

Farm/ Crop Diversification 2 59 0 59

Farm implements and Machinery 4 74 9 83

Live stock management 20 299 111 410

Pest and Disease Management 38 523 128 651

Horticultural Crops 18 90 42 132

Fodder & Feed management 27 246 110 356

value addition 36 444 100 544

Women empowerment 1 0 23 23

Fodder & Feed management 27 246 110 356

Weed Control 1 31 0 31

Vermi-composting 18 6 0 6

Fish farming 1 10 0 10

Home science 1 0 20 20

Human nutrition and child care 1 0 20 20

Total 293 3347 910 4257

8. Extension activities

Name of the activities Number of

programmes

No. of beneficiaries

Male Female Total

Method Demonstration 96 1299 578 1877

Field day 31 1309 166 1475

Awareness Programmes 146 2940 1069 4009

Exposure visit 10 543 96 639

Group Discussion 27 429 291 720

Agro-Advisory 135 1839 104 1943

Celebration of Enviornment day 1 28 52 80

Celebration of ICAR foundation

day

71 19 0 19

Kisan Mela 5 208 213 421

Field visit 40 280 0 280

Kisan Ghosti 3 135 0 135

Total 565 9029 2569 11598

9. Summary of NICRA Activities during 2015-16

NRM Crop

production

Livestock &

Fisheries

Capacity

Building

Extension

Activities Demonst

rations

Area

(ha)

Demo

nst

ration

s

Area

(ha)

Demo

nst

ration

s

Area

(ha)

No. of

anima

ls

No of

Courses

Farm

ers

No. of

programmes

Farm

ers

730 1216.4

ha, 21

units

717 249.3

5

2268 193.4

ha

2863,

91

units,1

057

birds

293 4257 565 11598

Details of ATICs in ICAR-ATARI, Zone-I, Ludhiana

Details of Directorate of Extension Education of ICAR-ATARI, Zone-I, Ludhiana

Directorates

of

Extension

Education

SAC

meetings

Attended

Field

Days

Workshops

/ Seminars

Technolog

y Weeks

Trainings OFT

Visited

FLD

Visited

Technology

inventory

Publ

ishe

d

Updat

ed

PAU,

Ludhiana

10 12 7 13 27 12 18 6 6

GADVASU,

Ludhiana

0 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 0

YSPUH&F,

Solan

4 2 0 0 1 6 6 2 2

CSKHPKV,

Palampur

6 0 0 0 3 12 20 3 3

CCSHAU,

Hisar

28 16 8 6 45 143 255 1 4

SKUAST,

Jammu

5 31 8 3 27 8 18 2 5

SKUAST,

Srinagar

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 2

Total 53 61 25 22 106 182 318 32 22

ATIC

Farmers

visit for

technical

advice

Farmers

visit for

technology

products

Phone

calls

from

farmers

Books Technical

bulletins

Soil &

Water

testing

facility

PAU, Ludhiana 11997 136799 2056 46460 116548 409

CCSHAU, Hisar 4500 4000 3670 7340 145

IARI, New Delhi 29821 15327 7872 68

CPRI, Shimla 618 100 1646 2490

NDRI, Karnal 15970 2401 5681 1545 252

SKUAST-K,

Srinagar

265 7487 35 1123 1832 34

Dr, YSPUH&F,

Solan

1238 1238 324 4817 705

CSKHPKV,

Palampur

296 2754 283 6355 1944

Grand Total 64705 170006 20021 69286 123211 1216

14. CLUSTER FLDS ON RABI PULSES

Table 14.1 Details of demonstrations conducted in Chickpea

State KVK Variety Technology

demonstration

Area

(ha)

No.

of

far

mer

s

Far

mer

Pra

ctice

(q/h

a)

Yi

eld

Economics of Local

Check (Rs./ha)

Economics of Demonstration (Rs./ha) BC

ratio

De

mo

(q/

ha)

% increase Dist

rict

Avg

.

(q/h

a)

Gro

ss

Cost

Gr

oss

ret

urn

Net

retur

n

BC

ratio

Gro

ss

Cost

Gr

os

Ret

urn

Net

retu

rn

Punjab Amrits

ar

PBG-7 Improved variety 8 38 15.

3

22.4 12.5 2356

0

418

20

18260 1.77:

1

2530

7

531

46

2783

9

2.10:

1

Bathind

a

PBG-7 Seed treatment with

Rhizobium, Chloropyriphos & Bavistin

28.25 93 14.

5

31.82 11 2200

0

397

50

17750 0.87 2140

0

507

50

2935

0

1.37

Faridko

t

PBG-7,

GPF-2

Complete package of

practices

33.35 100 11.

7

20 9.75 2550

0

321

75

7675 1.26 2589

0

386

10

1272

0

1.49

Kapurt

hala

PBG-7 Improved variety 8 66 12 14.29 10.5 3550

5

441

00

8595 1.24

208

3589

0

504

00

1451

0

1.40

4291

Mohali GNG-1581 Seed treatment with Bavistin, Rhizobium and

Rhizobium

29.6 65 7.25

-70.82 11 7500 23100

15600 3.1:1 5000 23100

18100

4.6:1

Nawas

hehar

PBG-7 Seed treatment with

Rhizobium

11.2 24 16.

3

63 10 1650

0

NA NA NA 1457

5

NA NA NA

Patiala PBG-7 Improved variety 8.4 31 15.

5

31.36 11.8 3350

0

374

50

3950 1.11 3200

0

496

00

1760

0

1.55

Roapr PBG-7 Improved variety 10.25 52 5.35

-58.

85

13 18522

15240

-3282 0.82 14175

16986

2811 1.19

Tarn

Taran

PBG-7 Seed treatment with

Bavistin

8 35 15.

27

22.16 12.5 3679

8

625

00

25702 1.7 3679

8

763

50

3955

2

2.08

Haryana Bhiwan

i

HC-1 Integrated crop

management

40 100 16.

94

168.04 6.32

Fatehabad

HC-1 Seed treatment with Chloropyriphos and

Rhizobium

40 100 9.98

-16.83 12 47000

48496

1496 1.03 47120

55888

8768 1.19

Gurgao

n

HC-1 Improved variety 40 100 8.5

2

-31.57 12.4

5

Nil Nil Nil Nil 2375

0

797

16

5596

6

01:0

3.4

Hisar HC-1 Improved variety 40 100 9.9 -64.71 17 1665

0

180

20

4310 1.08 1987

0

318

15

1194

5

1.6

Jhajjar HC-1, HC-5 Improved variety HC-1

under Rainfed conditions

40 100 12.

1

39.08 8.7 4200

0

495

90

7590 1.18 4500

0

860

00

4100

0

1.9

Karnal HC-1 Integrated crop

management

40 100 18 2.86 17.5 1800

0

380

00

22500 0.00

0718

2100

0

462

00

2520

0

01:0

2.2

Mohindergarh

HC-1 Improved Package of practices

40 100 15.3

18.6 12.9 23270

67500

44230 2.9 25870

79500

53630

3.07

Rewari HC-1 Seed Treatment with

Rhizobium

40 100 10.

6

32.5 8 1655

0

517

00

31150 3.12 1900

0

577

50

3875

0

3.03

Himachal

Pradesh

Bilaspu

r

Himachal

channa-1,

Himachal

channa-2,

GPF-2 and

HPG-17

Improved variety, Seed

treatment with PSB

10 114 8.8 67.6 5 2074

3.92

427

00

21956

.08

2 2238

9.33

616

00

3921

0.67

2.7

Hamirpur

GPF-2, DKG 986, HC-2

Integrated crop management

8.22 149 9.4 55.09 5.7 18000

28500

10500 1.58 30000

56400

26400

1.88

Una HC-1,

GNG1581

Improved variety, Seed

treatment with PSB

13.2 70 9.3 59.5 6 1925

0

270

00

7750 1.4 1925

0

418

50

2260

0

2.17

Shimla HC-1,GPF-2, DKG 986,

HC-2

Integrated crop management

25 100 8.54

6.75 8 Nil Nil Nil Nil 12950

46970

34020

2.63

Mandi HC2, GNG

1581, GPF2

Seed treatment with

fungicide, Rhizobium &

PSB

5.28 101 4.2 73.33 7.28 2992

2

336

00

3678 1.12 3699

4

604

80

2348

6

1.63

Jammu &

Kashmir

Jammu GNG-1581 High Yielding Variety 20 200 5.2

1

5.92 4.9 1380

0

156

80

1880 1.13:

1

1380

0

177

14

3914 1.28:

1

Kathua GNG-1581 Variety and Package of

Practices of SKUAST-J

20 120 6.4

2

42.67 4.5 9000 180

00

9000 0.08

4028

1000

0

256

00

1970

0

2.56:

1

Rajouri GNG-1581 High Yielding Variety 20 120 3.7

4

-1.56 3.2 1260

0

148

90

1721 1.18:

1

1420

0

179

54

2654 1.26:

1

Table 14.2 Details of demonstrations conducted in Lentil

State KVK Varie

ty

Technology

demonstration

Area (ha) No. of

farmers

Farmer

Practice

(q/ha)

Yield Economics of Local Check (Rs./ha) Economics of Demonstration (Rs./ha) BC

ratio Demo

(q/ha)

% increase District

Avg.

(q/ha)

Gross

Cost

Gross

return

Net return BC ratio Gross

Cost

Gros

Return

Net

return

Punjab Gurdaspur LL-

699

Microbial Inoculants

[Rhizobium (LLR-12)

& Rhizobactrium

(RB2)]

30 100 8.31 56.79 5.3 19500 39570/- 20070 2.029:1 15750 62325 46575 3.95:1

Hoshiarpur LL-

699

Integrated crop

management

30 80 3.69 -42.7 6.44 24200 9581.8 -14618.2 0.39 27510 12309.

9

-

15200.

1

0.48

Jalandhar LL-

699

Improved variety,

Weed control and

Plant protection

24 72 3.8 q 0 0 _ _ _ _ 15000 66500 51500 3.4

Haryana Ambala DPL-

62

Improved cultivation

Practices

13.2 33 7.43 6.14 7 15000 56000 41000 0.72986

1

14000 59440 45440 6:00

Kurukshetra L-

4594

Seed variety 32 80 9 20 20000 22500 2500 1.125 20000 32250 12250 1.6

Yamunanag

ar

L-

4594

Full Package of

Practices

40 100 11.63 54.93 7.5 25222 51000 25778 0.01944

4

27258 79084 53832 21:36

Himacha

l Pradesh

Bilaspur

(lentil)

Vipas

a

Seed treatment 3.04 33 8.1 105 4 21501.3

6

36400 14898.64 1.6 16631.

7

52650 36018 1.5

Table 14.3Details of demonstrations conducted in Field pea State KVK Variety Technolo

gy

demonstr

ation

Area

(ha)

No.

of

farm

ers

Farm

er

Pract

ice

(q/ha)

Yield Economics of Local Check

(Rs./ha)

Economics of Demonstration

(Rs./ha)

BC ratio

Dem

o

(q/h

a)

%

increas

e

Distr

ict

Avg.

(q/ha

)

Gross

Cost

Gross

return

Net

return

BC

ratio

Gros

s

Cost

Gros

Retu

rn

Net

retur

n

Jammu

&

Kashm

ir

Pulwam

a

Rachna

and

Shalimar

pea 1

Variety

and

Package

of

Practices

of

SKUAST-

K

20 106 12.4

7

40.59 8.87 21000 44350 23350 01:02.

1

2100

0

6235

0

4135

0

01:03.0

15. Mera Gaon Mera Gaurav

The Mera Gaon Mera Gaurav – MGMG (My Village My Pride) scheme has been launched by

the Hon’ble Prime Minister on 25 July, 2015 on the occasion of 87th Foundation Day of ICAR

and 9th National Conference of KVKs at Patna. It is an innovative initiative, which was planned

to promote the direct interface of scientists with the farmers to speed up the lab to land process.

There are 18 ICAR Institutes in Zone-I which are organizing various activities in MGMG

scheme and sending monthly reports to ICAR-ATARI, Ludhiana. A total of 320 teams formed

by these Institutes in which 1036 scientists are involved and adopted 1226 villages under

MGMG scheme. However, IARI and IASRI have formed their teams together and hence

submitting single report. As far as SAUs are concerned, except Punjab Agricultural University,

Ludhiana, SAUs of this zone have formed 100 teams comprising 444 scientists and adopted 319

villages under MGMG scheme.

Table 1: Number of teams formed and villages selected under MGMG in Zone-I

S. No. Name of Institution No. of teams No. of scientists No. of villages

ICAR Institutes

1. ICAR-IARI, New Delhi 116 479 580

ICAR-IASRI, New Delhi

2. ICAR-NBPGR, New Delhi 19 76 95

3. ICAR-NCIPM, New Delhi 5 20 21

4. ICAR-NIAP, New Delhi 3 8 15

5. ICAR-NRCPB, New Delhi 2 8 2

6. ICAR-CIRB, Hisar 7 35 32

7. ICAR-CSSRI, Karnal 15 59 65

8. ICAR-IIWBR, Kanal 14 56 69

9. ICAR-NBAGR, Karnal 3 28 15

10. ICAR-NDRI, Karnal 29 116 145

11. ICAR-NRCE, Hisar 6 25 25

12. ICAR-CPRI, Shimla 7 30 7

13. ICAR-DMR, Solan 2 11 11

14. ICAR-CITH, Srinagar 4 18 4

15. ICAR-ATARI, Ludhiana 1 4 2

16. ICAR-CIPHET, Ludhiana 10 39 38

17. ICAR-IIMR, Ludhiana 76 19 95

18. ICAR-CICR-RS, Sirsa 1 5 5

Total 320 1036 1226

SAUs

1. PAU, Ludhiana - - -

2. GADVASU, Ludhiana 3 10 6

3. CCS HAU, Hisar 16 64 65

4. LUVAS, Hisar 4 16 20

5. CSK HPKV, Palampur 9 43 11

6. Dr. YSPUH&F, Solan 32 127 32

7. SKUAST (K), Srinagar 3 15 15

8. SKUAST (J), Jammu 33 169 170

Total 100 444 319

Grand Total 420 1148 1345

Achievements (2015-16)

Table 1 clearly indicates that 811 visits were organised by various teams of scientists of in

adopted villages and contacted 26,318 farmers up to March 2016. Scientists also conducted 453

interface meeting/ Goshthies in which 18,035 farmers of adopted villages participated. Scientists

of ICAR Institutes and SAUs also conducted 1605 demonstrations at 2991 farmers’ field on

different aspects. Table further reveals that 308 trainings on different aspects were conducted by

the scientists in which 7991 farmers participated.

Table 2: Activities conducted under MGMG up to March 2016

S.

No.

Name of

Institution

Visit to Village Gosthis/Interface

Meeting

Conducted

Demonstrations

conducted

Trainings

conducted

No.

of

visits

No. of

farmers

No.

of

Meeti

ngs

No. of

farmers

No. of

demons

No. of

farmer

s

No. of

training

No. of

farmers

1. ICAR

Institutes

317 14824 214 11185 257 1090 17 490

2. SAUs 494 11494 239 6850 1350 1901 291 7501

Total 811 26318 453 18035 1607 2991 308 7991

Teams under MGMG carried out other activities in this zone such as mobile based

advisories, provided relevant literature, inputs to farmers and created awareness amongst farmers

about various schemes as depicted in Table 3.

Table 3: Other activities conducted under MGMG up to March 2016

S.

No.

Name of

Institution

Mobile-based

advisory

Literature support

provided

Input support Awareness

created

(No. of

Farmers) No. of

farmers

No. of

advisories

No. of

literature

No. of

farmers

Area

(ha)

No of

farmers

1. ICAR Institutes 3118 2113 4158 7324 91.70 280 15758

2. SAUs 21859 113310 432 12376 302.72 1256 13873

Total 24977 115423 4590 19700 394.42 1536 29631

16. Special Programs of ICAR-ATARI, Zone-1, Ludhiana

1) Mass Awareness Campaign Against Residue Burning

Residue burning is one of the major issues of concern across not only for agriculture but

for the society as a whole. Punjab and Haryana are burning almost 30 million tons of crop

residues annually. This cannot be dealt and address in isolation and technologies alone are not

sufficient to address this challenge until there is awareness among the whole social system. In the

view of National Green Tribunal’s serious view on burning of agricultural waste particularly in

the states of Punjab and Haryana, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmer Welfare,

Ministry of Agriculture has brought out a policy on residue burning of which capacity building

and awareness creation are important components.

April-May 2015: The ICAR-ATARI, Zone-1 through KVKs of Haryana and Punjab, ICAR

institutes, State Department of Agriculture, CIMMYT, BISA, CCAFS, farmers’ organizations

and other sections of society organized Pakhwara on Mass Awareness on Residue

Burning from 16th April to 1st May 2015. The objective of this campaign was to create

awareness about the ill effects of residue burning and available technologies/ interventions for

management of residue. The theme of the campaign is ‘Vatayaran Ko Bachao, Bhuse Ko Na

Jalao’ and ‘Khet Ke Avsesh, Khet Main’. During the pakhwara various extension activities

were organized by KVKs to make farmers and other stakeholders aware about harmful effects of

the burning of crop residues leading to smoke, release of green house gases in addition to the loss

of plant nutrients and severe effect on human health. Further the farmers were advised about

various uses of crop residues which can be used for soil health improvement, reducing pollution,

increasing productivity and increasing sustainability and resilience of agriculture. The advisories

were issued to the farmers to adopt resource conservation technologies under the changing

scenario of climate change. Famers can also sow summer moong which can be sown by zero

seed drill and happy seeder and farmers can save one third nitrogen in the coming rice crop

beside good crop of moong. Scientists of KVK educated the farmers about alternative sources of

straw management. This included making good quality paper and cardboard. Wheat straw can be

used to make compost for mushroom cultivation, to feed the animals in straw farm, as a fuel for

brick kiln industry. Many farmers of districts of Punjab and Haryana on this occasion also took

an oath not to burn wheat stalk and to adopt alternative management techniques and promised to

stop this menace.

Table 16.1 Extension Activities organized by KVKs of Punjab & Haryana during

Pakhwara

Name of Activities No. of

Activities

No. of

Farmers/

Farm

Women

Extension

personnel

No. of KVKs

Awareness Campaign 114 5965 341 22

Cooperative Society

visits

1 42 2 1

Slogan and Essay

Writing Competition

13 554 38 8

Exposure visit 2 41 13 2

Lectures delivered 18 8066 22 6

Training camp 22 1679 43 11

Field visits 7 323 16

Group Meeting 17 428 38 7

Kisan Goshti 29 1092 74 15

Meeting with

cooperative department

3 32 32 1

Village Sandhya Pheri 7 310 43 5

BISA seminar 1 50 5 1

Demonstrations (Straw

making by reaper)

1 73 4 1

Crop residue

Management Techniques

1 18 2 1

Seminar 1 700 50 1

RCT 2 42 8 1

Extension Personnel Trg. 2 - 29 1

Grand Total 241 19415 760 84

During a programme organised by KVK Karnal various dignitaries like Dr. Alok K Sikka, DDG

(NRM), Dr. A. K. Singh, DDG (Agri Extension) presided over the function and Chief Guest Dr.

Rajbir Singh, Director, Zone-1were present and informed that more than 15,000 farmers were

contacted through Kisan Gosthis, Sandhya Pheris, group meetings with village Panchayats; more

than 15 contests were organized for essay and slogan of the theme; more than one lakh advisories

and literature were released/distributed to farmers, besides delivering more than 15 radio and TV

talks to make mass awareness against residue burning.

Table 16.2 Kisan Mobile advisory provided by KVKs of Punjab and Haryana

State No. of KVKs No. of Messages No. Farmers

Punjab 16 182 35493

Haryana 12 95 41992

Total 28 277 77485

Table 16.3 Literature Developed & distributed by KVKs of Punjab & Haryana

No. of KVKs Type of Literature No. of Farmers

1 Folders 1040

1 Handout 12000

5 Leaflets 5304

13 Pamphlet 7818

Total 25122

October-November 2015: All the KVKs of Haryana and Punjab observed a Pakhwara

(fortnight) from October 21 to November 5, 2015 and on Mass Awareness Campaign against

residue burning involving all the stakeholders. The theme of the campaign was “Vatavaran Ko

Bachao, Bhuse Ko Na Jalao” (वातावरण को बचाओ, भूस ेको ना जलाओ) and “Khet Ke Avsesh,

Khet Main” (खेत के अवशषे, खेत में).

The campaign focused awaking societal consciousness about the ill effects of residue burning

and demonstrating technologies/ interventions for effective residue management. Under this

campaign many activities were organized like slogan and essay writing competitions, exposure

visits, lectures, training camps, field visits, group meetings, Kisan gostis, village sandhya pheris,

seminars, demonstrations, etc. Similarly, farmers were also contacted through Kisan Mobile

Advisories regarding climate friendly residue management. KVKs also developed and

distributed literatures such as folders, handouts, leaflets, pamphlets, etc. these programs were

organized in close association with ATMA, District Agricultural Department, ICAR institutes of

the two states.

Table 16.4: Activities organized as a part of mass awareness campaign against residue

burning

Name of Activities Participants

Awareness Campaign 5965

Cooperative Society visits 42

Slogan and Essay Writing Competition 554

Exposure visit 41

Lectures delivered 8066

Training camp 1679

Field visits 323

Group Meeting 428

Kisan Goshti 1092

Village Sandhya Pheri 310

BISA seminar 50

Demonstrations 73

Seminar 700

Resource Conservation Technologies demonstrations 42

SMS / Mobile advisory 77485

Essay Competition in a school Technology Demonstration

2) KVKs at Farmers’ Doorsteps for strengthening capabilities to combat

whitefly epidemic in cotton

Cotton is the most important commercial fibre crop which has vital role in Indian

economy and also generating direct and indirect employment to more than eight million people.

The cotton grown in Northern part of country is mostly irrigated and mainly cultivated in

Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan. Moreover, its 90% area is restricted to 11-12 districts in these

states. The major districts are Sirsa, Fatehabad, Hisar, Jind and Bhiwani in Haryana; Bhatinda,

Muktsar, Fazilka and Mansa in Punjab and Sriganganagar and Hanumangarh districts in

Rajasthan. During 2015, cotton cultivation covered about 5.81, 4.20 and 4.06 Lakh hectares area

respectively in Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan. In spite of irrigated conditions, fluctuation in

productivity of cotton has brought always put a question mark on the sustainability of the system.

In this Zone, the major bio-physical constraints identified are inadequate crop stand

because of poor emergence due to crust formation by rains just after sowing; seedling burning

due to high temperature at emergence; alkalinity and salinity problems; less turn-around time;

rising water-table & depletion of water table in some pockets; rains during September coinciding

with flowering and fruit setting; pest incidence such as cotton bollworms earlier and now, after

the introduction of Bt cottons, sucking pests especially the white fly, cotton leaf curl virus

(CLCuV) disease, and evolution of resistance to insecticides.

With more than 90% area under Bt-Hybrids, pest population pressure has shifted towards

sucking pests. Among several sucking insect pests, whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) has

assumed the status of a serious pest of cotton in the recent past. During 2015, whitefly infestation

and the CLCuV disease was first noticed in early June in all the three states. This year incidence

and severity of disease in the entire north zone was higher compared to past three years mainly

because of favorable weather factors for its development and multiplication of its vector

whitefly. During August, 2015, a severe epidemic of whitefly incidence has been noticed in the

entire zone of India during August. The whitefly infestation levels and CLCuV disease in July-

August were higher than the previous three years. The insect population was above economic

threshold during August in almost all the regions surveyed in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan.

Even, fields sprayed with repeated insecticide sprays, insecticide mixtures, fipronil and

pyrethroids had the highest levels of whitefly infestation.

One of the main causes of this failure may be attributed to climatic variability like unseasonal

rainfall in April, early and heavy rainfall during June followed by long dry spell and overall

deficit in monsoon (more than 40% in cotton belt). Due to wetness during April, the harvesting

of wheat was delayed and resulted into delay in sowing of cotton (after 15th May) which was

more susceptible to white attack due to poor growth. Further, use of non-recommended Bt-

hybrids contributed significant and serious problem due to unsynchronised growth behaviour.

Survey conducted by KVKs indicated that more than 60% hybrids are not recommended by

SAUs. Non-recommended varieties of cotton may be one of the reason which resulted into more

attack of whitefly as these varieties may be susceptible to the attack of whitefly as these varieties

have not been tested. Moreover, there was a deficient rainfall (Around 100 mm rain fall received

up to July as per regional station observatory) in the cotton growing areas in the region up to July

which lead to severe incidence of whitefly during June and July thereby escalating leaf curl virus

disease.

Looking into severe attack of whitefly in cotton, one-day Brain Storming Session (BSS) on

‘Management of Whitefly Incidence on Cotton’ was held at Regional Research Station of PAU,

Bhatinda on 01-09-2015 under the chairmanship of Dr Baldev Singh Dhillon, Vice-Chancellor,

Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. Director, ATARI, Ludhiana, Director (Research),

Director (Extension) from PAU, CCSHAU, RAU; Scientists from regional centre of CICR,

Sirsa, scientists from KVKs participated in the meeting. The issue was deliberated with full

length and breadth and unified strategy was finalized. The immediate action plan was

implemented in the form of extensive campaign for using recommended pesticides with

prescribed doses, convince farmers not to use cocktail of pesticides and organisation of field

days on management of white fly by involving KVKs’ scientists, researchers and other

stakeholders. Community approach at village level was followed for the application of

insecticides to control whitefly.

The KVKs of cotton belt of Punjab (Bathinda, Faridkot, Ferozepur, Mansa and Muktsar)

and Haryana (Bhiwani, Fatehabad, Hisar and Sirsa) have worked in close collaboration with

State Agriculture Department and Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) of the

respective districts to help the farmers mitigate the losses due to attack of whitefly on cotton

crop. In total, 48 joint diagnostic visits of KVK scientists and personnel of State Agriculture

Department/ATMA (28 visits in Punjab and 20 visits in Haryana) were performed in 190 villages

(158 villages in Punjab and 32 villages in Haryana) to assess the severity of attack of

whitefly/condition of cotton crop and advise the farmers about suitable remedial measures. A

total of 82 advisories on different facets of management of whitefly in cotton were sent through

different mass media namely, radio (7 advisories), television (4 advisories), newspaper (55

advisories) and KVK Newsletter (5 advisories). The scientists of KVKs replied to 3714 queries

(1365 queries in Punjab and 2349 queries in Haryana) of farmers on telephone/mobile. The

KVKs also sent 38 short message on advisories (11 advisories in Punjab and 27 advisories in

Haryana) through Farmers’ Portal of Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Government

of India on mobiles of 44840 farmers (8148 farmers of Punjab and 36692 farmers of Haryana).

Besides, the scientists of KVKs also organized capacity building/awareness programmes on

whitefly management for practicing farmers and extension personnel of State Department of

Agriculture. In all, 3316 farmers and 305 extension personnel were trained in 63 capacity

building/awareness programmes. In addition, scientists of KVKs used social media viz. whatsapp

and facebook for dissemination of advisories in local language.

3) Interface Meeting on Enhancing Preparedness for Agricultural Contingencies

An Interface meeting on “Enhancing the Preparedness for Agricultural Contingencies in Kharif

2015 for Haryana state” was organized on 26th May 2015 at CSSRI, Karnal. The purpose of

these meetings was to prepare the action plans based on district contingency plans available for

meeting the agricultural contingencies in the eventuality of deficient rainfall during kharif season

based on IMD Monsoon forecast for Kharif, 2015. This interface was attended by Dr. K.S.

Khokkar, Vice-Chancellor, CCSHAU, Hisar; Dr. A. K. Srivastava, Vice-Chancellor & Director,

ICAR-NDRI; Shri. Ramesh Krishnan, Director General (Agriculture), Govt. of Haryana; Dr.

D.K. Sharma, Director, ICAR-CSSRI; Dr. B. Mohan Kumar, ADG (AGF&CC); Dr. Rajbir

Singh, Director, ICAR-ATARI, Ludhiana; Dr. Ch Srinivasa Rao, Director, ICAR-CRIDA;

Director of Extension Education, CCSHAU, Hisar; Divisional and District Heads of Agriculture

Departments; Project Coordinators of KVKs, representatives from seed sector; and insurance

company.

Dr. Ch Srinivasa Rao apprised the status of monsoon as predicted by IMD for Haryana and

stressed the need for preparing action plans for minimizing the rainfall deficits in districts that

are supposed to receive low rainfall. Dr. Ramesh Krishnan briefed about the lessons learned

during last year and the contingency plans implemented during the last year and emphasized

impact of deficit rainfall on ground water recharge and power supply in the state. He lauded the

role of KVKs in preparation of action plan for rain deficit situation of each district in association

of agriculture department.

Dr. K.S. Khokkar stressed upon the technologies for managing early, mid-season and terminal

droughts particularly in south west Haryana which is more drought prone. He also emphasized

on the need of mechanization for minimizing drought impacts. Dr. A.K. Srivastava informed the

house that the worst affected sector is livestock due to low feed and fodder availability and

explained about various long and short term measures followed for optimizing the livestock

production during drought. Dr. B. Mohan Kumar stressed the need for fine tuning of contingent

plans and need to operationalize as this is the high time to deliberate and finalize the action

plans.

Dr. Rajbir Singh insisted that there should be frequent interaction of officials of department of

agriculture and KVKs for better preparedness and implementation of contingency measures. He

also stressed on feed and fodder management for livestock during deficit monsoon. Later, the

district level officers agriculture department of Haryana and Programme Coordinators of KVKs

of respective districts presented the action plans relating to contingent measures like seed

availability of alternate crops and cropping system, soil water conservation measures, availability

of various inputs etc. in the event of deficit rains. It was suggested to prepare block wise

contingency action plans and also sensitize farmers for taking up weather-based crop insurance

schemes.

4) Punjab Chief Minister reviews activities of KVKs

Hon’ble Chief Minister of Punjab Sardar Prakash Singh Badal reviewed the activities of

KVKs in the state on February 11, 2016. Shri Suresh Kumar, IAS, Add. Chief Secretary,

Government of Punjab; Dr. B.S. Dhillon, Vice Chancellor, PAU; Dr. A.S. Nanda, Vice

Chancellor, GADVASU; Dr. Rajbir Singh, Director, ICAR-ATARI, Ludhiana; Directors of

Extension Education of both universities and Program Coordinators of KVKs of Punjab were

present during the meeting.

The Chief Minister urged for more coordinated efforts among universities, KVKs and

agricultural and line department for serving farming community in a holistic manner. He asked

every KVK to select five villages to showcase technological applications to demonstrate impact

of technologies and their activities. He also emphasized on promoting value addition and post

harvest processing for increasing farmers’ income. He stressed on reaching the last mile and

extending the outreach of the universities and KVKs through more awareness to the resource

poor farmers. He also suggested developing mechanisms to establish brands for farmers’

products.

Shri. Suresh Kumar stressed the need for better convergence between universities, KVKs,

agriculture and line departments to reach to the unreached. He urged KVKs to highlight success

stories of farmers developed through KVK interventions.

Dr. B.S. Dhillon talked about the importance of sustainability and enterprise

diversification in the state. He also stressed the need to develop more Resource Conserving

Technologies for promoting sustainable agriculture. Highlighting integrated farming system, Dr.

Dhillon emphasized the importance of enabling farmer to become self sufficient in terms of food,

feed and fodder. Dr. A.S. Nanda highlighted the role dairy, goatary and fishery can play in

adding to farmers’ food basket as well as regular income. He stressed on the enterprise

diversification with agriculture and allied sectors to reduce risks and enhance farmers’ risk

bearing ability.

Dr. Rajbir Singh, Director, ICAR-ATARI gave an account of functions, targets and

monitoring mechanism of KVKs. He emphasized the necessity of specialized KVKs to cater to

the specific needs of the farmers in the region. He also informed about various ICAR initiatives

such as ‘ARYA’, ‘Mera Gaon Mera Gaurav’, ‘Farmers’ FIRST’, etc. to strengthen extension

system at grassroots level. He also informed the house that ARYA project has been initiated in

KVK, Bhatinda and products developed through this project will be branded as ‘Arya-product’.

5) Mega-kisan sammelan on organic farming

A mega-Kisan Sammelan was organized by KVK Hisar at CCSHAU, Hisar on October

20th, 2015. The Chief Guest of the sammelan was Yoga Guru Swami Ramdev and other

dignitaries present were Dr. K.S. Khokhar, Vice Chancellor, CCSHAU, Hisar; Maj. Gen.

Shrikant Sharma, Vice Chancellor, LUVAS, Hisar; Dr. Rajbir Singh, Director, ICAR-ATARI,

Ludhiana; Dr. A.K. Yadav, Former Director, National Centre for Organic Farming (DAC),

Gaziabad; Dr. A.S. Antil, Director of Extension and Dr. S.S. Siwach, Director of Research,

CSSUHAU, Hisar. Besides, more than 2000 farmers and farm women participated in the

program.

Swami Ramdev emphasized on the need of organic farming for a healthy body, healthy

mind and healthy society. He urged the farmers to adopt cluster approach in promoting organic

farming so that farmers’ groups can market the produce in cooperative mode. He also stressed

upon the prospects of organic farming in Haryana and assured all support from Pantanjali

Yogpeeth - Divya Yog Mandir (Trust) in procuring the organic produce if some villages come

forward for organic production.

Dr. K.S. Khokhar highlighted the scope of organic farming in medicinal and high value

crops. He also highlighted the role farm women can play in promoting organic farming since

they are more close to nature and sensitive in using agro-chemicals. Maj. Gen. Shrikant Sharma

talked about need of Integrated Farming System for promoting chemical less agriculture.

Dr. Rajbir Singh emphasized the potential and scope the state of Haryana has in organic

basmati and wheat. He appealed farmers in the irrigated tracks to better utilize natural resources

like soils and water and asked KVKs to play a systematic role in promotion of Good Agricultural

Practices. Dr. A.K. Yadav advocated to follow basic natural resource saving practices and

enlightened the house about different conditions for earning higher foreign exchange through

production and proper marketing of organic produce. He also visualized the state’s bright future

through on-farm resource management and realizing the potential of Indigenous Technical

Knowledge.

6) Workshop on “Providing Technological Support, Extension and Demonstration Services

to Farmers”

i) Agro-climatic Zone-I (Western Himalayan Region)

A workshop on “Providing Technological Support, Extension and Demonstration Service

to Farmers” was organized on November 4, 2015 for Agro-Climatic Zone-I (Western Himalayan

Regions)” in SKUAST-Jammu under the Chairmanship of Dr. N.K. Krishna Kumar, Deputy

Director General (Horticulture), ICAR, New Delhi. Hon’ble Vice-Chancellors of SKUAST,

Jammu and CSKHPKV, Palampur; Directors of ICAR-IISWC, Dehradun, ICAR-ATARI,

Ludhiana, ICAR-CPRI, Shimla and ICAR-DMR, Solan; Directors (Extension Education) of

SKUAST-K, Srinagar, YSPUHF, Solan, SKUAST,Jammu and CSKHPKV, Palampur; Directors

(Research) of SKUAST-J, SKUAST-K and CSKHPKV; Directors/Officers of State Line

Departments of Jammu & Kashmir, Uttrakhand, Himachal Pradesh; scientists of ICAR Institutes

and State Agricultural Universities, Heads/Programme Coordinators/Subject Matter Specialists of

KVKs, along with representative farmers participated in the workshop.

Dr N.K. Krishna Kumar highlighted that KVKs have emerged as a single window

system in the country to solve the problems of farmers by linking research institutions and farmers

through their networks. Dr. P.K. Mishra presented constraints faced and major issues of different

sectors to be solved based on the background material received from partner

institutes/departments. In response to the various issues highlighted and discussed, the different

issues emerged for development of crop production sector, horticulture sector, agro-forestry,

natural resource management, animal husbandry and fishery sectors, agricultural engineering

sector, and agricultural extension were thoroughly discussed and a roadmap for developing

agriculture in Agro-climatic Zone-1 was formulated and sent to the council.

ii) Agro-climatic Zone-VI (Trans-Gangetic Plain Region)

A workshop for developing a road map for technological support, extension and

demonstration services to the farmers in Trans-Gangetic Plains Region (Agro-Climatic Zone-

VI) was organized at ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute (CSSRI), Karnal on October

5th, 2015. Many dignitaries like Dr. K.M.L. Pathak, Deputy Director General (Animal Science),

ICAR; Dr. D.K. Sharma, Director, CSSRI; Dr. B.S. Dhillon, Vice-Chancellor, PAU, Ludhiana;

Dr. K. S. Khokhar, Vice-Chancellor, CCSHAU, Hisar; Dr. Rajbir Singh, Director, ICAR-

ATARI, Ludhiana participated in the meeting. Besides, Directors and senior officials from

ICAR Institutes, State Agricultural and Animal Science Universities and KVKs of the region

participated in the workshop and provided their inputs for providing solutions to specific

problems of the farmers. Nearly 30 farmers from various districts of the region participated in

the workshop and put forth their specific problems and issues which need attention and solution.

Dr. K.M.L. Pathak emphasized to make agriculture more sustainable and profitable to

farmers by providing solutions to their location specific issues. He said the potential of different

agricultural technologies under field conditions must be discussed, disseminated and

demonstrated in farmers’ fields in a time bound manner. Dr. D.K. Sharma flagged various issues

related to agriculture and allied sector which need attention by scientists and policy makers.

Dr. B.S. Dhillon laid stress to make farmers aware of mechanization and marketing

strategies to reap benefit of latest technologies. Dr. K. S. Khokhar emphasized the need to adopt

integrated farming system models to make farms more productive and profitable. He also urged

farmers to adopt resource conservation technologies to save cost and environment.

Dr. Rajbir Singh informed the house on various extension initiatives for quick and

effective dissemination of technologies and timely advisories to farmers in case of climatic

adversities.

Based on the discussion during the workshop, a strategy was formulated to strengthen the

agricultural system in the Agro-climatic Zone-VI.

7) Soil Health Cards and World Soil Day

The 68th UN General Assembly declared 2015 as the International Year of Soils (IYS) for

raising awareness among the people on the importance of soil in sustaining life support system

on earth. Moreover, responding to the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s concern for Soil Health

Management as a part of Natural Resource Management, Indian Council of Agricultural

Research celebrated World Soil Day on 5th December 2015 across the country. All the Krishi

Vigyan Kendras were to organize events in a befitting manner creating awareness among the

farmers about the importance of soil for healthy life.

Thus, December 5th, 2015 was celebrated as the “World soil Health Day” across the KVKs of

Zone-1. A total 13366 soil health cards were distributed in the states of Zone (Punjab-4683,

Haryana-7705, Delhi-225, Himachal Pradesh-1437 and Jammu & Kashmir-3091). Many KVKs

organized different programs in collaboration with State Department of Agricultural to sensitize

farmers about soil health. As many as 17141 people participated in the KVK programs

throughout the states of Zone 1.

KVKs also spread awareness about benefits of soil testing, importance of Mridaparishak kit,

interpreting soil health cards, soil testing based fertilizer application, ill effects of excessive

application of chemical fertilizers, balanced fertilizer application, Integrated Nutrient

Management (INM) in different field and horticultural crops, Integrated Pest Management

(IPM), etc. Similarly, many KVKs organized exhibitions for the farmers on soil health, soil

sampling, soil testing techniques, good agricultural practices and soil and environment friendly

technologies. Moreover, appropriate methods of soil sample collection were also demonstrated to

the farmers.

Many KVKs witnessed participation from MPs, MLAs, MLCs, PRI members and other public

representatives as well as government officials. Noticeably, the Minister of Agriculture, Govt. of

Zimbambwe Dr. Joseph Med; Shri. Sudarshan Bhagat, Union State Minister for Rural

Development; Shri. Omparkash Dhankar, Agriculture & Iriigation Minister, Govt. Of Haryana,

actively participated in world soil day celebration at KVK, Jhajjar. Similarly, Dr. A.K. Singh,

DDG(Ext.), ICAR at KVK, Delhi; Dr. A.K. Sikka, DDG(NRM), ICAR at KVK, Gurgaon and

many other eminent public servants marked their presence at World Soil Day celebration at

various KVKs in the zone.

Table 16.5 Report on World Soil Day (05.12.2015) from ATARI, Zone I, Ludhiana

State No. of

Participants

No. of cards

distributed

Participation

of Min. of Govt

of India

Participation

of Min. of state

Govt

Participation

of MPs

Participation

of

MLAs/MLCs

Punjab 4683 4768 1 2 1 1

Haryana 7705 4352 2* 3 - 7

Delhi 225 250 - - - -

Himachal

Pradesh 1437 1393

- - 1 1

Jammu &

Kashmir 3091 2603

- 3 - 4

Total 17141 13366 3 8 2 13

*It includes Dr. Joseph Med-Agriculture Minister Govt. of Zimbabave who attended programme

of KVK Jhajjar

8) Farmer FIRST:

It is an ICAR initiative to move beyond the production and productivity and to privilege the

complex, diverse & risk prone realities of majority of the farmers through enhancing farmers-

scientists contact with multi stake holders-participation. The focus is on Farmer’s Farm,

Innovations, Resources, Science and Technology (FIRST). Many aspects are multiple or multi;

multiple stakeholders, multiple perspectives, multiple realities, multi-functional agriculture,

multi-method approaches. There are concepts and domains that are new or new in emphasis like

food systems, trade, market chains, value chains, innovation pathways and most of all

innovation systems.

The project is conceptualized to deal with focus on: i) Enabling involvement of researchers for

continuous interaction with farm conditions, problem orientation, exchange of knowledge

between farmers and other stakeholders, prioritization of problems and setting up of research

agenda; ii) Integrating components of technology for application in different agro-ecosystems

with focus on innovations and feedback; iii) Building partnerships involving different

stakeholders; development of rural based institutions; agro-ecosystem and stakeholders analysis

and impact studies and iv) Using the platform of the project having commodity institutions as

partners to develop commodity specific contents for e-enabled knowledge sharing. It is

envisaged that project will provide a platform of creating linkages, capacity building, technology

adaptation and application, on-site input management, feedback and institution building.

In Zone-1, projects from ICAR institutes and State Agricultural Universities were invited by

ICAR-ATARI, Ludhiana. Thus, a total of ten (10) projects were received to be presented before

the Zonal Programme Management Committee (ZPMC) to screen the project proposals received

under farmer first programme.

9) Attracting and Retaining Youth in Agriculture (ARYA)

The ICAR has initiated a program on “Attracting and Retaining Youth in Agriculture (ARYA) in

selected districts through KVKs, realizing the importance of rural youth in agricultural

development especially from the point of view of food security of the country, with an objective

for entrepreneurial development of Youth in Rural Areas to take up various Agriculture, allied

and service sector enterprises for sustainable income and gainful employment. The identified

youth are trained on entrepreneurship development skills by providing a basket of options to start

agriculture ventures for self employment. The specific objectives of ARYA project are:

1. To attract and empower the youth in rural areas to take up various agriculture, allied and

service sector enterprises for sustainable income and gainful employment in selected

districts.

2. To enable the farm youth to establish net work groups to take up resource and capital

intensive activities line processing, value addition and marketing.

3. To demonstrate functional linkage with different institutions and stakeholders for

convergence of opportunities available under various schemes/programmes for

sustainable development of youth.

ARYA project is being implemented in 25 States through KVKs, one district from each State. In

Zone-I, under ARYA project, four (4) KVKs namely KVK Gurgaon in Haryana; KVK Bathinda

in Punjab; KVK Hamirpur in Himachal Pradesh and KVK Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir, were

selected for providing specific skill based trainings and technical support to rural youth for

establishing agriculture related enterprises. In one district, 200-300 rural youths will be identified

for their skill development in entrepreneurial activities and establishment of related micro-

enterprise units in the area of Apiary, Mushroom, Seed Processing, Soil testing, Poultry, Dairy,

Goatry, Carp-hatchery, Vermi-compost etc. At KVKs also one or two enterprise units are being

established so that they serve as entrepreneurial training units for farmers. The purpose is to

establish economic models for youth in the villages so that youths get attracted in agriculture and

overall rural situation is improved.

The project is being implemented in stages as, in first stage; the potential youth in rural areas are

being identified and categorized based on their educational, social and resource status. In second

stage, the identified youth is trained on Entrepreneurship Development skills based on the

resources, capabilities, investment capacity and local demand. Skill development of rural youths

will help in improving their confidence levels and encourage them to pursue farming as

profession, generate additional employment opportunities to absorb under employed and

unemployed rural youth in secondary agriculture and service related activities in rural areas.

Third stage involves training on all the essential skills as per the requirement of selected

enterprises. In fourth stage, a viable business plan is developed considering resources

requirement, investment plan, marketing opportunities, linkages, convergence of ongoing

programmes, the expected outputs and repayment schedules. Fifth stage involves implementation

of the project proposal by giving due considerations to the efficient management and production

systems. Finally, in the sixth stage i.e. post implementation stage, rural youth to establish

effective functional linkages with processing, value addition, marketing including domestic and

export. The concurrent monitoring, evaluation and mid-term correction will be an integral part of

project implementation.

10) Workshop on Production of Export Quality Basmati Rice

Basmati rice has been the fastest growing export item from India in recent years and

India earns around Rs. 30000 crore from basmati export. As much as 80 percent of the basmati

produced in India is exported to gulf countries, USA, etc; thus it has a huge export potential. But,

price instability, adulteration, varieties mix, pesticide residues, infringements, etc. issues are

preventing basmati from realizing its potential and benefiting farmers to its true sense. Farmers

must be made aware and competent enough to deal with the issues. In this regard, ICAR-ATARI,

Ludhiana has a strong linkage with BEDF in popularizing quality production of basmati in the

region.

Under aegis of ICAR-ATARI, KVKs of basmati growing region, along with Basmati

Export Development Foundation (BEDF), have been organizing workshops on “Good

Agricultural Practices (GAP) for production of export quality basmati rice” since 2008. In 2015-

16, it was organized by the KVKs of Panipat, Jammu, Ambala, Bhatinda, Muktsar, Kurukshetra,

Kathua, Fatehabad, Firozepur, Tarantaran and Amritsar. A large number of famers have

participated in the workshops; moreover, representatives of other stakeholders such as All India

Rice Exporters Association (AREA), pesticide dealers, eminent researchers have also attended

the workshop. Experts on production, marketing and policy gathered to discuss issues related to

export of basmati rice. They also answer farmers’ queries related to any of those aspects. KVKs

through these workshops provide a platform to put forward farmers’ concerns as well as

exporters’ issues to bring out common solution to the problems of all the stakeholders of basmati

rice export.

Thus KVKs are making effort to create more awareness about the Good Agricultural

Practice of basmati production so that it can retain its value in the international market. KVKs

have been propagating a habit of balanced use of fertilizers, pesticides, weedicides, etc. among

the farmers.