Training programme on “Best management practices in HDPS Cotton” under special project on 04.10.2024 at KVK, Palem.

KVK, Palem organized Training programme on “Best management practices in HDPS Cotton under special project on 04.10.2024 at KVK, Palem. In this programme Dr. T. Prabhakar Reddy, Programme Coordinator, KVK, Palem made the opening remarks and explained about the technology, area sown particulars in various clusters of Nagarkurnool district and highlighted the complete information, package of practices of the HDPS technology and insisted the advantages of the technology over the normal sowing and importance of mechanization in upcoming technologies specially HDPS cotton to combat the labour scarcity and increasing cotton production and productivity over the period of time. Sri.Vasu, ADA, Nagarkurnool highlighted the crop condition and rainfall pattern of the district and emphasized on impact of fluctuations in weather conditions on agriculture, cultivation of short duration cotton varieties so that farmers can cultivate Cotton followed by oil seeds or pulse crops. Dr. O. Shaila, SMS (PP) KVK, Palem briefed Promotion of integrated crop management (ICM) aspects, insisted farmers to take up the spraying operations only pest incidence is above the ETL., gaps identified in farmers in implementing the technology during the visits and about all the Cotton growing areas cautioned to follow the IPM practices to overcome the incidence of boll rot due to continuous rains from last 20 days like drain out the field and spraying of need based chemicals and importance of cost reduction technologies in HDPS cotton. Mr. K. Ramakrishna, SMS(CP) KVK, Palem explained about in rabi pulses agronomic practices. There was a farmer’s scientist interaction and clarified the farmer’s questionnaires. In this programme Dr.T.Prabhakar Reddy, Programme Coordinator, KVK, Palem and all other staff, Department of Agriculture Officials, Private Seed company staff and 126 farmers from Telkpally, Thimmajipet and Achampet cluster were participated.