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Mohammed K.P.
Thriprangode
Kerala
Contact: Mr. Shanmugasundram,
Asst. Professor (Extension),
Regional Agr. Res. Station,
Kerala Agricultural University,
Pattambi, Palakkad,
Kerala – 679 306,
Ph: 9446239318
Paddy cultivation
Age: 49 years
Education: SSLC
Occupation(s): Agriculture
No. of years in farming: 13
Farmer Mohammed owns an area of 21 acres, in which paddy is covered under 10
acres. He depends on well for irrigation. He applies organic manures and NPK as
per the package of practice.
SRI adoption
He came to know about the SRI through his area Agricultural Officer and adopted
it in 2.5 acres in the year 2005. He followed it for one season with varieties like
Navara and Basumati. He applied fertilizers, Neem cake and Pseudomonas etc.
He practiced Conoweeder which is available in RAIDCO (Regional Ago Industries
Cooperative Society), Kerala. With regard to plant protection measures, he applied
Monocrotophos to control Leaf folder and Malathion to control Ear-head bug.
Benefits
Less labour cost
Less quantity of seeds for nursery preparation
Non lodging
Cono-weeding is more beneficial
Input usage is less
Constraints in adoption
Weeding by Conoweeder is difficult
More pest population due to wide spacing
Difficulty in planting and more labour is required
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