Annual Progress Report 2014-15(Part2) Krishi Vigyan Kendra Gandhi Vidya Mandir,SardarShahr, Churu (Rajasthan)

1. ON FARM TRIALS

2. Title Management of frost injury in mustard through
thiourea
Farming situation Irrigated
No. of trials 9
Village identified Malaksar
Season Rabi 2013-14
Trial -1 : Agronomy
Problem: Damage of mustard by frost
Treatment Yield
q/ha
Percent
increase
over
control
Percent
increase
over T2
T
1
Farmers practice (no use of spray) 9.21 - -
T
2
Thiourea spray at flowering stage @
500ppm
11.05 19.97 -
RESULT

3. Title Assessment of new chemical in control of termite
Farming
situation
Irrigated
No. of trials 9
Village identified Bhadasar (Sardarshahar)
Season Rabi 2013-14
Problem : Low productivity of wheat due to termite attack
Trial - 2 : Plant Protection
RESULT
Treatment Yield
q/ha
Percent
increase over
control
Percent
increase
over T2
T1
Farmers practice (no seed treatment) 23.50 - -
T2
Seed treatment with chloropyripos 20
EC @ 4.5 ml/kg
30.75 30.85 -
T3
Seed treatment with imidacloprid 17.8
SL @ 3 ml/kg
35.30 50.21 14.79

4. Title Effect of thiourea on grain yield of cluster bean
Farming situation Rainfed
No. of trials 9
Village identified Malaksar
Season Kharif 2014
Problem : Low yield of cluster bean due to moisture stress
Trial - 3 : Agronomy
Variety-RGC 1017
RESULT
Treatment Yield
q/ha
Percent
increase
over control
Percent
increase
over T2
T1 Farmers practice (No use of
spray)
4.10 - -
T2 Spray of Thiourea at 25 and 45
DAS @ 0.1%
4.40 7.31 -
T3 Spray of Thiourea at 25 and 45
DAS @ 0.15%
4.75 15.85 7.95

5. Title Assessment of new chemical in control of sucking
pests
Farming situation Rainfed
No. of trials 10
Village identified Ruplisar
Season Kharif 2014
Problem : Low productivity of cluster bean due to sucking pests
Trial - 4 : Plant Protection
RESULT
Treatment Yield
q/ha
Percent
increase
over control
Percent
increase
over T2
T1 Farmers practice (No seed treatment) 3.50 - -
T2 Seed treatment with Imidacloprid 70 WS @ 5
g/kg
3.70 5.71 -
T3 Seed treatment with Imidacloprid 17.8 SL @
3 ml/kg
3.95 12.85 6.75

6. Title Effect of ethrel hormone to boost the production of
long melon
Farming situation Irrigated
No. of trials 9
Village identified Jeevandesar
Season Zaid 2014
Problem : Low yield of long melon
Trial - 5 : Horticulture
RESULT
Treatment Yield
q/ha
Percent
increase
over control
Percent
increase
over T2
T1 Farmers practice (No use of hormone) 160 - -
T2 Use of RDF (N-128 kg/ha+ P2O5 98 kg/ha) 180 14.94 -
T3 T2 + ethrel spray @ 250ppm at 2&4 leaf stage 210 29.65 16.67

7. Title Weed control in cluster bean by double slot
weeder
Farming situation Rainfed
No. of trials 10
Village identified Bandhnau
Season Kharif 2014
Problem : Low productivity of cluster bean due to weed infestation
Trial - 6 : Agricultural Engineering
RESULT
Treatment Yield
q/ha
Percent
increase
over control
Percent
increase
over T2
T1 Farmers practice (weeding by existing Kasia) 5.17 - -
T2 Weed control by Pendimethalin 0.75 kg/ha pre-
emergence
5.40 4.45 -
T3 Weeding by double slot weeder 6.05 17.02 12.04

8. Nature of
activities
No. of
activities
Beneficiaries
Field day 6 227
Kisan Gosthi 19 548
Exhibition 3 421
Film Show 49 1330
Method
Demonstrations
25 448
Group meetings 3 108
Lectures delivered 267 3199
News coverage 55 -
Radio talks 10 -
Extension Activities
Field day on
moong bean
Field day on
chickpea
Field day on
mustard

9. Nature of extension
activities
No. of
activities
Beneficiaries
Advisory Services 2474 2481
Scientific field visits 80 497
Farmers visit to KVK 686 647
Diagnostic visits 8 164
Exposure visits 2 8
Ex-trainees Sammelan 3 213
Soil health Camp 2 106
Animal Health Camp 3 220
Soil test campaigns 4 428
Celebration of days 2 219
Popular articles 28 -
Extension Literature 15 5029
Contd….
Field day on cluster bean
Depicting nutrient deficiency
in cauliflower
Diagnosing white grub attack

10. Contd….
Indicating pegging in groundnut Animal Treatment Camp Application of insecticide
by power sprayer
Diversion of farmer towards
spice crop
Feed back of farmer
about demo
Dignitaries visiting
Exhibition of KVK

11. Contd….
Advising to control
yellowing in groundnut
Hoeing and weeding in
cluster bean crop
Field day on wheat
Organizing of farm school
Presidential speech during ICAR
foundation day

12. Women participation Veterinarian interacting
with farmers
Vaccinating during ATC
Training to farm school participants PC interacting with farmers
Contd….

13. DIGNITRIES VISIT
TO KVK

14. DIGNITRIES VISIT
Dean SKRAU Bikaner visiting fieldDir. CSSRI Karnal visiting ST lab.
President GVM visiting plastic mulch demo
Dignitary visiting low tunnel experiment

15. Types of Activities No. of
Activities
No. of
Participants
Gosthies 5 156
Lectures organized 24 289
Exhibition 1 133
Film show 5 156
Farm Visit 3 131
Distribution of literature
(No.)
- 1000
Total number of farmers
visited the technology week
789
Technology weeks celebration
19 to 24 January, 2015

16. Presidential address on
technology week
Launching soil health card Exhibition visit by President
President GVM interacting
with KVK officials
Field diagnostic visit
during Technology Week
Extraction of Aloevera juice

17. Kisan Mobile Advisory
Details of SMSs
Content Category No. of Messages No. of
Farmers
Crop Production 2 26948
Plant Protection 22 219018
Soil Science 3 37286
Horticulture 6 48670
Weather Advisory 2 24093
Total 35 356015

18. SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS

19. Details of samples analyzed and Soil Health Card distributed
Details
No. of
Sampl
e
No. of
Farme
r
No. of
Villag
e
Amount
Realized
(Rs)
Soil
Sample
s
396 310 87
Water
Sample
s
345 294 62
Plant
Sample
s
114 98 90
Total 855 702 239

20. Particulars Quantity Provided to
No. of
Farmers
Amount
realized
(Rs.)
No (kg)
Bacillus (PSB) 320 64.0 228
Azotobactor 238 47.6 150
Rhizobium 46 9.2 41
Trichoderma 85 42.5 71
Total 689 163.3 490
Bio products production at KVK

21. Seed Production at KVK farm
Name of crop Variety Production
(q)
Seed production
Barley RD-2660,
RD-2715
50
Wheat Raj-4037 10
Cluster bean RGC-1017 2.74
Moong bean IPM-02-3 1.48
Commercial production
Mustard NRCH13,
RH-149,
NRCDR-2 ,
Laxmi
44.58
Seed production of barley

22. Crop museum at KVK farm

23. Planting materials produced and distributed
Particulars Variety Qty
(No)
Value
(Rs)
No of
farmers
Fruit plants
Mango, Papaya,
Date Palm ,
Mulberry,
Karonda, Bael ,
Guava, Lime,
Pomegranate,
Lasoda
Amrapali, Red
Lady 786,
Halawai,
Local,American
Red NB 9, L 49,
Kagzi, Sinduri’
Local
2753 90628 278
Medicinal plants
Vajradanti,
Ardusa
Meetha Neem
Local
117 1755 29
Ornamental
plants
Local 1218 27210 170
Shadow plants Local 1039 15445 66
Total - 5127 135038 543
Plant distribution at KVK
Plant sale at KVK Nursery

24. Programmes taken under ATMA
Title No of Programmes Amount (Rs.)
Training 6
3,93,803
Crop demonstration 75
Allied demonstration 65
Farmers scientists interaction 2
Farm School 5
Conducting farm schoolWomen empowermentFarmer scientist interactionPromotion of bio-fertilizer

25. INSTRUCTIONAL
FARM

26. Name of crop Area
(ha)
Variety Productio
n(q)
Gross
income
Net
returns
Ber 1.0 Gola 7.5 30000 20,000
Bottle guard
0.25
Pusa meghdoot
7.92 13374 4874Brinjal ME13H-39
Cluster bean Pusa sadabahar
Green fodder 1.0 Multi cut chari 160.51 48153 46059
Crop museum
cluster bean
0.25 RGC 1017, 986,
1066, 936, 1055,
1038
- - -
Barley+wheat 0.25 Barley: RD-2715,
RD-2660, RD-
2592
Wheat: Raj-4037,
4250, HD-2851,
KRL-210, 213, 19,
DBW-110
- - -
Other Production

27. Demo on DBW wheat cultivar
Performance testing of new
mustard cultivar
Seed production of barley
Performance testing of
mustard cultivar
KVK
FARM

28. Demo on Low tunnel and
plastic mulch
Expansion of Alovera
unit at KVK
Harvesting Alovera
leaves
Oat cultivation for
green fodder
Quality Ber production
at KVK farm
Pruned Ber
orchard

29. Contd

30. Contd
Agriculture students visiting low tunnel
VLWs visiting Azolla unit at KVK
VLWs visiting mustard field
VLWs visiting vegetable unit

31. Items/head Sanctioned Expenditur
e
Pay and allowances 93.0 91.58
Traveling allowances 0.50 1.29
Contingencies
• (Stationery, POL, meals of
Trainees, training materials,
FLD except oilseeds & pulses,
OFT, training of extension
functionaries & Maintenance of
buildings)
4.10 8.16
Total (A) 98.00 101.03
Utilization of KVK Funds
Recurring contingencies items

32. Constraints
Administrative
Financial
Technical
• Implementation of Career Advancement Scheme
(CAS)
• Inclusion of KVK Sardarshahar in NICRA project
• More budget allocations under contingencies head.
• There is need for separate budget allocation for
development and maintenance of KVK farm
(Fencing, Road network, Mechanization etc.
• Revision in existing rates of meals/refreshment of
trainees
• A technical post for laboratory work should be
granted
• Linkage of KVK with e-connectivity
• Capacity building of KVK staff

33. THANKS