Field Day on “Full Package Technology and GA3 in Pigeonpea” Front Line Demonstration Organised by AICRP-Pigeonpea, RARS, Warangal at Dharamaram village, Geesukonda on 06.01.2024

Regional Agricultural Research Station, AICRP, Pigeonpea, Warangal organized field day on full package technology and GA3 application in Pigeonpea as part of front line demonstration technical programme for Vanakalam, 2023 at Dharamaram (V), Geesukonda (M), Hanamkonda (Dt) on 06-01-2023. Dr. B. Dilip Kumar, In-charge ADR, RARS, Warangal, chaired the programme and emphasized the farmers on the importance of Pulses in our day to day life and urged the farmers should increase the cultivation of pigeonpea through as sole crop or as an intercrop with cotton/soybean and also cultivate on rice field bunds. Later Dr. N. Sandhya kishore, Scientist (Plant breeding), informed about newly released red gram varieties from RARS, Warangal, PJTSAU i.e., mid early duration (WRGE-121, WRGE-97, WRGE-93) and medium (WRG-255) and their characters and also explained about importance of Pigeonpea crop present scenario. Later Dr. M. Madhu, Scientist (Agronomy) & Officer-in charge, FLD explained about harvest of the crop and post harvest management to be followed to get the quality yields. Dr. D. Veeranna, Scientist (Entomology), briefed about pest management of maruca, helicoverpa, podfly in pigeonpea. Later FLD famers, G. Lingamurthy field has shared their experience with the fellow farmers on the Field day i.e. Red gram variety (WRGE-97). The programme was followed by field visit, during interaction all the queries were clarified and farmers expressed satisfaction over the crop performance and their willingness to take up the technologies in a big way. In this programme, 40 farmers from Dharamaram and Anatharam villages of Geesukonda mandal were participated in the meeting.