KVK, Palem organized webinar on Good agricultural practices in Rabi crops on 06-01-2022

Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Palem and Nuzivedu seeds jointly organized a virtual meeting with the innovative farmers on “Good agricultural practices in Paddy and Rabi crop seasonal conditions”. Dr. T. Prabhakar Reddy, PC, KVK, Palem presented importance of integrated nutrients & cold injury management in Paddy. Emphasized on excessive application of complex fertilizers and urea not only increase the cost of cultivation but also increases the pests & diseases in Paddy & other crops. Most of the farmers were not giving much importance on micronutrients though they required small quantity but they play significant role in yield enhancement. Mr. M. Rajashekhar (SMS-Plant protection) given presentation on promotion of integrated pest management (IPM) aspects, insisted farmers to take up the spraying operations only pest incidence is above the ETL. Due to the congenial weather conditions this year there may be possibility of incidence of stem borer, Bacterial Leaf Blight & Blast suggested suitable management methods. In Groundnut observed the incidence of Tikka leaf spot suggested spraying with Tebuconazole @ 1ml/L or Hexaconzole @ 2ml/L of water. Farmers raised questions on micronutrients deficiency & sucking pests incidence in Rabi crops suggested suitable IPM practices and informed them all the IPM critical inputs are available at KVK, Palem. In this meeting representatives from Nuzivedu seeds Sreenivas Rao, Ram mohan Rao and a total of 152 farmers & other input dealers were participated.