Field day on new onion variety - Bheema super on 08-02-2021

Field day on Demonstration of new Onion variety Bheema super for yasangi season was organized at Bajipur village, Bijinepally mandal, Nagarkurnool district, Telangana state on 08.02.2021 to the Onion growers by KVK. Palem, Nagarkurnool dist. Dr. T. Prabhakar Reddy, Programme coordinator, KVK, Palem explained about INM in Onion to get better yields. Further, he added that farmers should grow Onion in two seasons instead of Paddy and groundnut in yasangi to get double farm income. Dr. Adhi Shankar, SMS (Horticulture), KVK, Palem given training on Good agronomic practice in Onion cultivation and explained Bheema super variety advantages i.e. light pink, uniform size, adoptable to planting season of late vaanakalm (September) to yasangi (up to December), less bolting, single centric and yield potential about 150-180 q./ acre, storage up to 3months and crop duration 120-130 days over check. Mr. M. Rajashekhar, SMS (Plant protection) explained about IPM and IDM practices in Onion to the farmers. Ms. K. Maheswari, Horti & Sericulture officer, Nagarkurnool given information on Govt. subsidy schemes and storage structure to the farmers. Sri A. Bhasker Reddy and Sri Gopal Reddy shared their experience and observations of Bheema super variety over check during onion farming. The field day graced by Mr. Shivasagar, AEO, Bondaiah, village sarpanch, Panduranga reddy, coordinator, RSS and farmers (30 Nos) of Bajipur, Gorita and Manganoor villages.