Diseases and Management of Crops under Protected Cultivation

(Diseases and Management of Crops under Protected Cultivation)
Protected cultivation of high value National Agricultural Project funded, critical
vegetables and cut flowers –A value Innovative Project inputs, evaluation and
chain approach
,ICAR New Delhi standardization of
protected cultivation of high
value vegetables and
flowers in hilly areas of
Uttrakhand
Popularization of fish-poultry-vegetable Department of Biotechnology,
Project funded, critical
integrated farming technology for
New Delhi inputs Trainings,
socio-economic up liftment of fish
farmers of kumaun region of
Uttrakhand
Formation of kisan club & training
programme
NABARD
Cooperation & participation
in training and meetings
Technology refinement & training GBPUA&T Pantnagar Knowledge sharing &
programme on Protected cultivation
participation in meetings
Trainings ,meetings and Gosthi Department of Coordination in planning of
Horticulture &Food trainings, implementation
Processing
and execution of
Champawat
programmes
Trainings/PMRC of project NIDHI, SAMANDH Technical assistance &
(NGO’s of district) advisement, exposure visit
of farmers and
demonstrations
Table 5: Impact/Adoption of Protected cultivation Technology
Technologies Activities Accomplishments Impact
1. Rain water Trainings, FLDs, Increased irrigated area 50-60 % increased in
harvesting technology Field visit, Life saving irrigation yield against rain fed
for veg. production meetings were during dry spell.
cultivation of off season
organized for Promotion of round year veg.
dissemination of vegetable production. 215 farmers are
technology
successfully using this
technology for veg.
production
2. Use of black poly Demonstrations
125 farmers have
mulch in off on poly mulching
adopted poly mulching
season veg. technologies for
technology for veg.
3. Use of poly
tunnel technology
for vegetable
seedling
production
production of
veg. at farmers
field
Skill
development
through trainings
and field visits
Demonstrations
on veg. nursery
growing under
poly tunnel at
farmers’ field
Skill development
through trainings
and field visits
Minimized 90-95% weed
incidence
Retain soil moisture for
longer time
Increased 30-40 %
production as compared
to un protected field
40-50% higher seedlings
are produced as
compared to traditional
method
Seedling are ready to
transplant 15-20 days
earlier than traditional
method
80-90% protection against
biotic and a-biotic factor
production
and
harvesting 30-40%
greater production as
compared to traditional
method
250 farmers have
adopted poly tunnel
technology for raising off
season veg. seedlings
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