Training Programme cum Distribution of PP Chemicals to Front Line Demonstration on Pigeonpea farmers for the year 2023-24 at RARS, Warangal on 31-10-2023

Regional Agricultural Research Station, AICRP, Pigeonpea, Warangal organized Training Programme cum Distribution of Plant Protection Chemicals to FLD Pigeonpea farmers for the year 2023-24. Dr. R. Uma Reddy, Associate Director of Research, Regional Agricultural Research Station, Warangal, chaired the programme and apprised the farmers for cultivating pulses crops in a sequential cropping systems, explained about importance of pigeonpea crop, and he urged the farmers to increase the crop area to enhance the production to meet the consumption demand of the State. Further ADR advised the farmers to follow timely rendered agro advisory services from the scientists of RARS, Warangal to implement the front line demonstration with a competitive spirit for getting higher yields and to popularize the technology demonstrated. Later the officer-in-charge of FLD Pigeonpea Dr. M. Madhu, Scientist (Agronomy) briefed about present situation of pigeonpea crop at different places and explained about water management at critical stage of the crop. Later Dr. N. Sandhyakishore, Scientist (Plant breeding), briefed about all suitable management practices to get the better yields and also explained about importance for installation of bird perches and pheromone traps. later Dr. G. Padmaja, Scientist (Plant Pathology) and Dr D Veeranna, Scientist (Entomology) were explained about pest and disease management in pigeonpea. Later, farmers expressed their feedback on yield potential of pigeonpea varieties. At the end of the programme, plant protection chemicals and pheromone traps distributed to the beneficiary famers. In this programme, about 50 farmers from different mandals of Hasanparthy, Damera, mandals of Hanamkonda district, from Geesukonda, Ghanpur, Rayaparthi and Zaffargad of Warangal district were participated.