On-Farm Trials to be Conducted
| Thematic area | Title | Treatments | No. of Farmers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Integrated Pest Management | 1. Assessment of suitable insecticides for management of Yellow stem borer, Scirpophaga incertulas Walker. | Farmers’ practice : Use of Cartap hydrochloride @25.0kg /ha. Technology Option – I : Application of Fipronil 0.03% GR @ 15.0 Kg/ha and spraying with Indoxacarb 14.5%SC @ 0.5ml/litre of water. Technology Option – II : Application of Chlorantraniliprole 0.4% GR@10.0kg/ha and spraying with Indoxacarb 14.5%SC @ 0.5ml/litre of water. |
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| 2. Assessment of suitable insecticide for management of gram pod borer Helicoverpa armigera in pigeon pea. | Farmers’ Practice : Use of Cholorpyriphos @ 1.25litre /ha. Technology Option – I : Alternate spray of Profenophos @ 1.5 ml/ water and Emamectin benzoate 5% SG@ 0.4g/litre of water. Technology Option – II : Spray of Emamectin benzoate 5% SG@ 0.4g/litre of water at pod formation stage. Source : NCIPM New Delhi. |
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| Resource conservation technology. | 3. Comparative study of mechanical weeding and chemical weeding in rice | Farmers’ Practice : Hand weeding Technology Option – I : Bispyribac sodium Technology Option – II : Grubber |
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| 4. Comparative study of different manual weeders in maize. | Farmers’ practice : Khurpi Technology Option I : Cycle hoe Technology Option II : RAU weeder Technology Option III : Grubber |
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| Income generation | 5. Formulation of cereal based weaning foods for lower income group families belonging to tribal communities of the district | Farmers Practice : No practice of weaning to tribal children. Technology Option – I : Consumption of weaning foods available in local market. Technology Option – II : Consumption of weaning foods QPM based. Developed at DRPCAU, Pusa. Technology Option – III : Consumption of weaning foods based on cereals formulated at local level |
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| 6. Assessment of different substrate in oyster mushroom cultivation | Farmers Practice : Cultivation of oyster mushroom on wheat straw. Technology Option – I : Cultivation of oyster mushroom on sugarcane bagasse and wheat straw (25:75). Technology Option – II : Cultivation of oyster mushroom on sugarcane bagasse and wheat straw (50:50). Technology Option – III : Cultivation of oyster mushroom on sugarcane bagasse and wheat straw (75:25). |
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