Agricultural Research Centres: 13 Across the State Mountain Agricultural Hill Agricultural Highland Agricultural Research Station, Research Centre Research Centre Chamba, Salooni Bajaura Kukumseri 76 0 77 0 78 0 79 0 Himachal Pradesh N 33 0 Bee-keeping Research km Station, Nagrota Bagwan 0 20 40 Highland Agricultural Research Sub Station, Rice and Wheat Lahaul and Spiti, Lari Research Station, Malan Highland Agricultural Univ.HQ 32 0 Research Sub Station, (Palampur) Shivalik Agricultural Kinnaur, Leo Research Centre Mountain Agricultural Research and Extension Research Sub Station Station Kinnaur, Sangla and Seed Production Farm Akrot Research Station & KVK 31 0 KVK Research and Extension Station Research Station State boundary Research Centre & KVK District boundary Seed Production Farm Hill Agricultural Hill Agricultural Research Pulse Research Station Research Sub Station, Centre Dhaulakuan Sundernagar
CROP IMPROVEMENT
New Varieties Recommended by Research Evaluation Committee & Approved in Agricultural Officer’s Workshops Crop Variety Adaptability Soybean Himso 1685 Rainfed conditions in mid hill (Him Palam Hara zone of Himachal Pradesh. Soya-1) HPW 373 Low & Mid hills of H.P. under Wheat (Him Palam late sown rainfed conditions Gehun 3)
Him Palam Hara Soya-1 (Himso-1685) Suitable for RAINFED CONDITIONS in mid hill zone of H. P. Average SEED YIELD : 1999 kg/ha; Seeds Green & bold, sweeter in taste Average OIL CONTENT : 20.1 % Highly RESISTANT to FROGEYE LEAF SPOT, POD BLIGHT, BACTERIAL PUSTULE and BROWN SPOT DISEASES
HPW 373 (HIM PALAM GEHUN 3) Late sown rainfed conditions - Mid & Low Hills Average Yield: 28 – 32 q/ha High degree of YR resistance
Paddy HIM PALAM LAL DHAN - 1 (HPR 2795) Released by CVRC Suitable for dry direct seeded upland conditions of HP, Meghalaya and Manipur Yield : 28-32 q/ha Resistant to leaf and neck blast and rice hispa Maturity: 120 - 125 days Him Palam Lal Dhan 1
VARIETAL CHARACTERS Panicles of HPR 2795 Field view Grains Red Seeds
Performance of Private Hybrids (Kharif 2017) MAIZE • EVALUATED 15 maize hybrids with two checks : Palam Shankar Makka 2 (single cross) and PMZ 4 (modified single cross) at six different locations of University • 6 hybrids in ZONE-I & 10 in ZONE-II were found to be suitable for commercial cultivation. RICE • EVALUATED 7 rice hybrids with three checks : BS 10008, 6129 Gold and Arize Swift Gold at five different locations. • 3 hybrids in ZONE-I and 4 in ZONE-II were found suitable for commercial cultivation .
Maize Hybrids Ranking during Kharif 2017 in Zone - I of Himachal Pradesh Name of the Hybrid Grain Yield (q/ha) Rank Bisco Yuvraj Gold 1 78.59 P 3436 2 77.73 P 3542 3 72.47 DKC 9164 4 72.41 LG 34.05 5 68.75 Palam Shankar Makka 2 ( C ) 6 67.50 PMZ 4 ( C ) 7 66.24 Sumo-292 8 65.27
Maize Hybrids Ranking during Kharif 2017 in Zone - II of Himachal Pradesh Name of the Hybrid Grain Yield (q/ha) Rank DKC 9179 1 89.17 DKC 8164 2 81.56 PMZ 4 ( C ) 3 81.09 HP-333 Gold 4 79.88 DKC 9164 5 75.12 AB 6786 6 73.91 Bisco Yuvraj Gold 7 73.90 KH 2595 8 73.10
Paddy Hybrids Ranking during Kharif 2017 in Zone - I of Himachal Pradesh Name of Hybrid Yield q/ha Rank Hybrid 25 P 35 51.2 I Hybrid 27 P 22 50.5 II Sava 127 48.6 III
Paddy Hybrids Ranking during Kharif 2017 in Zone - II of Himachal Pradesh Name of Hybrid Yield Rank (q/ha) Hybrid 25 P 35 60.0 I Sava 127 52.1 II Hybrid 27 P 22 50.8 III Sava 200 50.3 IV
DNA FINGERPRINTING Genetic purity of 6 private sector maize hybrids was ascertained using SSR markers and the fingerprinting library maintained.
Agricultural Biotechnology
Draft Genome sequencing of HPK4 (Baizu) variety of Horsegram ( Macrotyloma u uniflorum )
New Protocols Developed and established two new protocols Identified a new economically efficient chromosome doubling agent. Developed a technique for efficient regeneration of small sized haploid embryos of wheat by utilizing endosperm culture for further enhancement of the efficiency of Doubled haploidy breeding system.
Seed Production
Quality Seed Production (Major cereals, Pulses, Vegetables, Fodder Crops) Quantity (q) Total Seed Rabi 2016-17 Kharif 2017 5.96 17.83 Nucleus 11.87 143.43 619.92 Breeder 476.49 141.57 513.57 Foundation 372.00
Nucleus seed production of wheat
Breeder seed production of wheat
SANGLA LEO SPITI Rajmash & Lucern Seed Production (Research Station Sangla, & Leo in Kinnaur and Lari in Spiti)
QUALITY PLANTING MATERIAL OF FRUIT PLANTS TEMPERATE: Apple, pear, Peach, Plum, Apricot, Kiwi, Pomegranate, Pecan nut, Strawberry SUBTROPICAL: Mango, Litchi, Guava, Papaya, Citrus Total Plants Produced = 55, 260 Revenue generated =Rs. 26,33,661/-
CROP PRODUCTION
EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVE CROPPING SYSTEMS About 2.5 times more productivity following Colocasia - Pea + Coriander cropping system (24.51 t/ha) compared to traditional Rice-Wheat cropping system (9.57 t/ha). Turmeric-Pea-Summer squash with RGEY of 19.07 t/ha and Rice-Pea-Summer squash with RGEY of 17.10 t/ha were 2 nd and 3 rd best cropping systems.
FORECASTING AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT USING SPACE, AGRO METEOROLOGY AND LAND BASED OBSERVATIONS District Final Maize Forecasted Averaged Yield (Kg/ha) Yield (Kg/ha) Kangra 1891.1 1775.9 Chamba 2827.3 2664.5 Hamirpur 1548.9 1707.9 Una 1995.7 2096.2 The Root mean square error (RMSE) values varied between 181.3 to 440.9.
NUTRIENT AND WATER MANAGEMENT
Integrated nutrient management (Organic + Inorganic) is the best for sustaining high crop productivity and soil health In Acid Soil Regions (ASR), lime can substitute FYM in Maize-wheat system
Organic mulch superior to plastic mulch in respect of brinjal yield, water use efficiency and economics saving 7.42 % water. In potato Fertigation with 75 per cent recommended dose of NPK was statistically at par with 100 per cent recommended dose of fertilizers with respect to yield, nutrients uptake and quality parameters.
The study on long-term use of fertilizers and amendments revealed that: FYM + 100% NPK increased carbon stocks by about 45% over control as compared to initial C stock. Carbon sequestration rate varied from 0.01 t ha -1 yr -1 in control to 0.18 t ha -1 yr -1 in 100% NPK + FYM treated plots. Extent of nutrient deficiency (%) Crop N P S Zn Maize 39 % 33% 28% 39% Mid hills zone Rice 18% 7% 24% 10% Crop N P S K Zn Low hills zone Maize 33% 39% 11% 17% 39%
CROP PROTECTION
Whitefly management under naturally ventilated poly-houses • POLYHOUSE STRUCTURE must be fitted with double door and insect-proof net of 35-40 mesh • INSTALL YELLOW STICKY TRAPS 15 days prior to transplanting @ 1 trap per 10 m 2 • SOIL APPLICATION of IMIDACLOPRID (0.009%) one day after transplanting • NEED BASED ALTERNATE FOLIAR APPLICATION of THIAMETHOXAM (5 g per 15 litre water) and SPIROMESIFEN (15 g per 15 litre water) when the population goes beyond the economic threshold level of 5 adults per leaf. 54
Insect pest Management Biopesticidal formulations Neemban (azedarachtin 0.15 % EC)] @ 5ml/L and Extract of the leaves of Darek ( Meli lia azedarach ) used as 5% gave effective control of the PEA LEAF MINOR. Natural formulations ( Neem Baan, Darekastra and Tamarlassi ) showed high to moderate acaricidal properties (toxicity, repellence, feeding deterrence, oviposition deterrence and ovicidal activity) against Tetranychus urticae.
Insect pest Management Darekastra, vermiwash and tamarlassi were found efficacious as preventive management measures in under protected parthenocarpic cucumber cultivation. Clothianidin 50 WDG @ 120 g a.i./ha and imidacloprid 17.8SL @ 60 g ai / ha were effective in management of cutworms in cabbage.
Disease Management Seed Treatment with Sedaxane 2.5 % + Fludioxonil 2.5 %+ Thiamethoxam 26.25% (312.5) FS @ 2 g/kg is the BEST for management of Loose smut and Karnal bunt of wheat. Two sprays of Tebuconazole (Folicur 430SC) @ 0.1% at first node and flag leaf stage were effective in managing the lodging in wheat crop without compromising the grain yield.
Biological Control of Fusariu ium wilt in Chickpea Seed treatment with Trichoderma showed post- emergence mortality between 4.25 to 5.80 per cent while it was 18.95 per cent in untreated seeds against Fusarium oxysporum sp. ciceri and Macrophomina phaseolina associated with wilt and dry root rot of chickpea (at Akrot)
Management of soil borne diseases and powdery mildew in red clover seed crop SEED TREATMENT with carbendazim @ 2 g/kg seed followed by one spray each of Trichoderma (0.5%), wettable Sulphur (0.3%) and hexaconazole (0.1%) at 10 days interval was best for management of: Clover rot (86.7 % disease control) Powdery mildew (90.4 % disease control)
Weed Management Organically managed maize-garlic cropping system: Raised stale seed bed + mulch or intercropping proved effective mean of suppressing weeds and increasing garlic bulb equivalent yield. Maize: Pendimethalin (1000 ml a.i./ha) pre-emergence fb. Atrazine (750 g a.i./ha) + 2,4-D Amine (0.4 kg a.i./ha) at 25 DAS and Atrazine (1.5 kg a.i./ha) pre-emergence fb. Tembotrione (120 g a.i./ha) at 25 DAS Rice: New herbicide combination product (Penoxsulam + Butachlor) at 717.5 g/ha (an effective alternative for weed control in rice).
Weed Management Turmeric: Pre-emergence application of Metribuzin 0.7 kg/ha or pendimethalin 1.0 kg/ha fb mulch (2-5 DAP) fb hoeing (75 DAP). Peas: Early post-emergence application of Imezethapyr 80 g/ha or pre-emergence Pendimethalin + Imezethapyr 900 g/ha.
Weed Management Weeds in wheat crop can be effectively managed post emergence application with of clodinafop 60 g/ha + metsulfuron-methyl 4 g/ha OR penoxaden + metsulfuron-methyl 4 g/ha OR pre-emergence application of p endimethalin 1.0 kg/ha fb post-emergence metsulfuron-methyl 2 g/ha .
Farm Mechanization Modification of 1 m 3 Himshakti Plant to insulated type biogas plant Higher gas production in both the seasons as compared to conventional biogas plant. 44.6% higher Gas Production in Summer Season (April to Sept.) and 56.7 % higher in Winter Season (Oct. to Mar.) was recorded
Improved Implements and Gender Friendly Tools IMPROVED IMPLEMENTS Manual Seed Dril (Rs. 2800/-) Multi-crop planter (Manual)-Rs. 2750/- Paddy thresher (Pedal) Rs. 3950/- Paddy transplanter (6 row)-Rs. 8450/- Multicrop planter (Power-Rs. 22,000/-) Horizontal maize sheller (Rs. 380/- Palam Haloder (Rs. 730/-) Palam Plough (Rs. 875/-) Vertical maize sheller (Rs. 425/-) GENDER FRIENDLY TOOLS Paddy Winnower (Rs. 3325) Potato Digger (Rs. 1220) Dung Collector (Rs. 175) Potato Picker (Rs. 250) Mannual Weeder (Rs. 195) Grain Spreading Tool (Rs. 150)
Garlic Planter Ergonomic assessment of garlic planter
Organic Farming
MAIN FOCUS Cereals, Pulses (low volume high value crops), Vegetable crops and potential crops Effective utilization of rainfed areas
INFORMATION GENERATED Ad-hoc guidelines for Cultivation of important crops of mid Himalayas under organic farming conditions. Enriched Composts & Liquid manures
Soybean Evaluated seven organic inputs Use of Vermi-compost @ 5t/ha + him-compost @ 2.5 t/ha resulted in highest productivity (13.51q/ha) followed by use of him compost @ 5t/ha (11.52q/ha).
Mash Evaluated seven organic inputs against: Blister beetle and Riptortus bug Lantana dust @ and neem oil 10% (Neembaan) @ 5ml/l provided 100% protection against blister beetle; and 71.48-90.50% and 50.32- 75.11%, respectively against Riptortus bug. Neem oil @ 5ml/l resulted in highest productivity (10.63q/ha) followed by use of Lantana dust @ 10% (10.38q/ha)
Gram • Vermicompost (VC) applied @ 5 t/ha in conjunction with biofertilizer and liquid manure (vermiwash-3 sprays) resulted in significantly higher gram yield which was at par with that obtained by the application of Vermicompost (VC) applied @ 10 t/ha. • Maximum control of gram stem rot/wilt complex accomplished with the application of Trichoderma and Panchgavya.
Gram • Among the 13 lines of gram evaluated under natural farming conditions, P-81 yielded 9.17 q/ha followed by 18-II (8.26 q/ha), 113-P (8.23 q/ha) compared to the best check Him chana-I (5.72 q/ha) Pea: • Vermicompost (VC) @ 7.5 t/ha + Jeevamrit + vermiwash sprays or VC @ 10 t/ha + vermiwash sprays were the best for nutrient management in garden pea. • Pea root rot/wilt complex controlled by treatment with Trichoderma or Trichoderma + Beejamrit.
Gram germplasm lines at Holta Farm Lentil germplasm lines at Holta Farm Lentil germplasm lines at Organic potato Organic pea Bhadrog (Bilaspur)
Human Resource Development - Farmers and Students
ZERO BUDGET NATURAL FARMING Jeevamrita Components Beejamrita Whapasa Acchadana
RESEARCH EFFORTS in ZERO BUDGET NATURAL FARMING (ZBNF) initiated in CSK HPKV, Palampur during April, 2016 with organization of 4 days National Workshop on 27-30 April, 2016 under the Chairmanship of His Excellency the Governor of HP and Chancellor, of the University. Padamshri Subhas Palekar was the key speaker
RESEARCH EFFORTS PULSES : Gram, Lentil and Soybean; CEREALS : Wheat and Paddy and UNDERUTILIZED CROPS : Ogla/phaphra ( Fagopyrum sp .) grown as TEST CROPS Wheat Lentil Gram
Table-1. Yield of different crops under ZBNF and in inorganic farming Sr. Crop Yield (q/ha) No. 2016 2017 ZBNF In-organic ZBNF In-organic 1 Gram 12.0 9.6 8.8 7.2 2 Lentil 7.2 5.0 7.0 6.4 3 Soybean 12.4 11-8 16.4 15.1 4 Blackgram - - 8.3 7.0 5 Red Mash - - 7.1 6.3 6 Wheat 20.0 22-0 26.0 26.6 7 Paddy 26.8 27-2 27.9 28.1 8 Ogla/Phapra - - 9.2 9.5 9 Ragi - - 8.5 9.2 Table shows that initially the yield of pulses is higher and those of cereals lower in ZBNF as compared to in-organic farming during both the years .
Gurukul (Kurukeshtra) has the standardised set up of ZERO BUDGET NATURAL FARMING Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, Scientists and students of this University visited Gurukul (Kurukeshtra) 2-3 times to understand the ZBNF model
Reaching the Farmers for ZBNF FARMERS being educated on ZBNF in almost all the training programmes Documentation of package for ZBNF in HINDI Likely to be made available to the farmers shortly.
BSc (Agri.) final year students also demonstrate the preparation of various ZBNF inputs to farmers of the adopted villages. KVK Una and Kullu are actively engaged in generating and disseminating ZBNF techniques to the farmers.
Inauguration of ZBNF Centre His Excellency, The Governor of HP and Chancellor of the University, Acharya Devvrat ji inaugurated ZBNF Centre on 29.01.2018 Sh. Jai Ram Thakur, Hon’ble Chief Minister of H.P.; Prof. AK Sarial Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, CSK HPKV, Palampur; and a team of Cabinet Ministers, local MLAs were the other dignitaries present on the occasion The Govt. of Himachal Pradesh recently provided financial support of Rs. 3 crore to the University to strengthen research efforts on ZBNF
PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES UNDER PROTECTED CULTIVATION
Production technology in place for… Tomato Capsicum Cucumber Tomato Capsicum Cucumber
Other Potential Crops (R & D going on) Cherry Tomato- French Bean Main crop Main Crop ( Zone I, II and III ) (Zone I & II) Brussels' Sprouts Pea Main crop Main Crop (zone III & IV) All Zones Broccoli Parsley Main crop Filler crop (For all Zones) All Zones Lettuce Coriander Filler Crop Filler Crop (For all Zones) (Zone I,II,III)
Pest problems managed Whitefly Aphid Red spider Mite Yellow Mite Powdery mildews Alternaria of tomato Fruit rot of capsicum Collar rot of tomato Downey mildew Tomato spotted wilt virus Root-knot nematode
New pest challenges White Mould of Thrips Stemphylium of tomato capsicum Pepper mild mottle Corynebacterium - Root rot of capsicum virus bacterial wilt
cultivation QUALITY PLANTING MATERIAL
Quality planting material
Manual Technique Semi automated grafting machine 500 grafts per day with 1000 grafted plants per success rate of 60% hour with success rate of over 90%
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Ashok Kumar Sarial dedicating robotic vegetable grafting machine in the service of farming community of H.P.
Geo Informatics and Remote Sensing
GRAMIN KRISHI MUASAM SEWA : Under the project 98 Medium range weather based agro-advisory, based on different weather parameters viz. rainfall, temperature, cloud cover, relative humidity and weekly cumulative rainfall, at district level of HP, for five days weather forecasts was prepared and disseminated through Kisan portal, University portal & IMD websites. Total 20 SMS through Kisan Portal & Kisan Suvidha App., during the period under report, were sent to 2.81 lakh Registered farmers of Chamba, Hamirpur, Kangra and Una districts.
VETERINARY SCIENCES…
Location specific poultry variety “Himsamridhi” A new location specific dual–purpose poultry variety “Himsamridhi” developed under AICRP on Poultry Breeding. Released during Annual review meet of AICRP on Poultry Breeding (Rural Poultry Unit) and Poultry Seed Projects on 24th -25th May 2017. Well adapted to local agro climatic conditions and readily accepted by local farmers for backyard/rural poultry farming.
POULTRY VARIETY “Himsamridhi”
Goat Improvement Programme Migratory flocks adopted for scientific interventions to bring improvement under migratory system. 27 sexually mature kids introduced in farmer’s flocks as breeding inputs for genetic improvement . Strategic supplementary feeding, Health coverage, deworming against endo-parasites, dipping provided to selected flocks. Collection, processing & storage of semen straws for further supplying to Gene Bank at NBAGR, Karnal in process.
AICRP on Goat Improvement Vaccination, deworming, kid-selection and semen collection activities
VETY. SURGERY& RADIOLOGY The anesthesia for doing eye surgery especially cataract using Neuromuscular blocking agents developed Problem in centring the eye with Centring of eye for Surgery routine anaesthesia
The intramedullary interlocking nailing (IILN) technique for treating fracture in animals Mid diaphyseal spiral fracture Status of reduction and fixation of Mid diaphyseal spiral fracture of right Status of reduction and fixation of fracture of right humerous humerus (immediately after surgery) fracture (immediately after surgery)
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