RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENTS FUTURE RESEARCH PRIORITIES HPR 2656 HPR 2880 Director of Research CSK HP Krishi Vishvavidyalaya Palampur – 176062 (H.P.)
Monthly rainfall during Kh Kharif 2016 as compared to Kh Kharif 2015 in Himachal Pradesh Month June July August September Seasonal total Actual (mm) 2016 101.5 195.6 272.7 54.0 623.8 2015 83.8 246.6 212.0 73.5 615.9 Normal (mm) 99.3 311.1 290.8 142.4 843.5 Departure (%) from normal 2016 +2.2 -37.1 -6.2 -62.1 -26.0 2015 -15.6 -20.7 -27.1 -48.4 -27.0
Research Programme Areas Crop Improvement Crop Production Crop Protection Protected Cultivation Organic Farming
Future Research Focus • Natural Farming • Application of Nanotechnology • Carbon fluxes measurements of varieties • Forecasting agriculture output using space agro-meteorology and land based observations (FASAL) • Emphasis on Pulses • Production of quality planting material • Resource conservation technologies
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
CROP IMPROVEMENT
Varieties Released Crop Name of the Variety Rice HPR 2656 ( Him Palam Dhan-1) HPR 2880 (Him Palam Dhan-2) Okra DPO-P20 (Him Palam Komal) Tomato Him Palam Tomato Hybrid-1 (For Protected Cultivation) Asparagus Bean DPASB-1 (Him Palam Long Bean) Zimikand Him Palam Zimikand-1
RICE: HIM PALAM DHAN – 1 (HPR 2656) HPR 2656 Suitable for cultivation under UPLAND CONDITIONS in Zone- I and Zone- II of the State. Average yield : 27-32 q/ha Resistant to LEAF and NECK BLAST diseases.
RICE: HIM PALAM DHAN – 2 (HPR 2880) Suitable for cultivation under IRRIGATED CONDITIONS in Zone-I and Zone-II of the State. Average yield : 45.5-55 q/ha Resistant to LEAF and NECK BLAST diseases.
TOMATO (Him Palam Tomato Hybrid-1) New Bacterial wilt resistant tomato hybrid for protected cultivation
OKRA (Him Palam Komal) DP DPO-P2 P20 DP DPO-P2 P20 P-8 High yielding and resistant to YVM (DPO-P-20)
Asparagus Bean (Him Palam Long Bean) Asparagus Bean line DPASB-1
“H “Him Pa Palam Z Zimika kand-1” 1” White fleshed corms Ready to harvest in 170-180 days. Yield : 200-250 q/ha (100 g cormlets ) 450-550 q/ha (400-500 g cormlets)
Performance of Private Hybrids MAIZE 17 maize hybrids were evaluated at six different locations of CSKHPKV DEKLAB 9179 (68 q/ha) in ZONE-I & all the 17 maize hybrids in ZONE-II were found to be suitable for commercial cultivation RICE 16 rice hybrids were evaluated at five different locations. 10 hybrids in Zone-I and 7 in ZONE-II were found suitable for commercial cultivation.
Seed Production
Quality Seed Produced during during Kh Kharif 2016 Type of Seed Total seed produced (q) Nucleus seed 5.88 Breeder seed 174.89 Foundation seed 107.52 288.29 Total
Breeder seed produced during Kh Kharif 2016 Crop Breeder seed (q) Cereals 80.66 Pulses 40.49 Oilseeds 42.65 Vegetables 4.59 Fodder 6.50 Total 174.89
Foundation seed produced during Kh Kharif 2016 Crop Foundation seed (q) Cereal 32.70 Pulses 49.10 Oilseeds 21.75 Vegetables 3.97 Total 107.52
CROP PRODUCTION
CROPPING SYSTEMS STUDIES RICE-PALAK-CUCUMBER was the BEST SYSTEM giving 4.25 times higher RGEY (38.6 t/ha) and net returns (Rs 2, 65, 119/-) compared to traditional rice– wheat system. RICE-LETTUCE-POTATO was the SECOND BEST SYSTEM with RGEY (32.2 t/ha) and net returns. (Rs 1, 35, 228/- ha)
Nutrient Management Recommended dose of chemical fertilizers and farm yard manure is the BEST NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT STRATEGY under maize-wheat system (45 years experimentation) LIME in combination with chemical fertilizers in khari rif has an edge over chemical fertilizers alone in sustaining crop productivity and soil quality
CROP PROTECTION
Disease Management
• Sudden wilt of bottle guard: Score Sectin (difenconazole), (fenamidone 10% + mancozeb 50%) and Gomeda (carbendazim 12% + mancozeb 63%) @ 0.05%, 0.2% and 0.25%, respectively found effective resulting in > 80% control of sudden wilt.
• Target spot of cucumber and collar rot of tomato have been recorded under protected cultivation. • Foliar sprays of Folicur (0.05%)/ Karathane (0.05%)/ Contaf (0.1%) at 15 days interval were found effective in the management of capsicum powdery mildew under protected cultivation.
Bacterial canker is major problem in tomato and capsicum . The identity of the bacterial canker have been established through conventional and PCR based assay as Clavibacter michiganensis .
Insect Pest Management
Management of Insect Pests of Tea PIM 014 20 % WP @ 100 g a.i./ha was found highly effective against red spider mite ( Oligonychus spp . ) on tea, followed by propargite 450 a.i g/ha. Propargite 42% + Hexythiazox 2% EC @ 525 + 25 gm/ha @1350 ml formulation/ha was found most effective against purple mite ( Calacarus carinatus ) and mealy bug of tea, followed by Spiromesifen 22.9 % SC @ 96 gm/ha.
Management of Fruit Borer in Tomato • Sparay schedule consisting of lambda-cyhalothrin (Karate 5%EC) @ 0.8ml/L, followed by dimethoate (Devigon 30% EC) @ 1.5ml/L after 15 days of 1 st spray, followed by lambda-cyhalothrin (Karate 5%EC) @ 0.8ml/L ] after 15 days of 2 nd spray was the most effective and economic treatment against H. armigera .
Management of Brinjal Fruit and Shoot Borer • Evaluated 8 bio-pesticides and novel insecticides at PALAMPUR • Chlorantraniliprole was found the most effective (83% reduction in damage), followed by cyantraniliprole (76% reduction in damage). • 54.20-55.90 % reduction in Melia, Neem and Eupatorium. • At BAJAURA, quinalphos (Krush 25%) @ 2ml/L, followed by cypermethrin (Auzar 25% EC) @ 0.30 ml/L after 15 days of 1 st spray, followed by quinalphos (Krush 25%) @ 2ml/L after 15 days of 2 nd spray was found to be the most effective.
Protected cultivation
Varieties in Pipeline Two cherry tomato lines viz., Cherry Red and Cherry Yellow were identified for protected cultivation and are in pipe line for inclusion in the package of practices on vegetable crops Two parthenocarpic cucumber lines viz., PPCG and PPCW were identified for protected cultivation and are in pipe line for inclusion in the package of practices on vegetable crops
RESEARCH EFFORTS to develop cherry tomato varieties for protected cultivation
RESEARCH EFFORTS to develop parthenocarpic cucumber varieties/hybrids for protected cultivation
Grafted Tomato • EG-195, EG-203, ArkaNidhi, ArkaKeshav, Palam Pink and Palam Pride are suitable identified rootstocks. • Scion variety Avtar grafted on rootstock EG-195 produced highest number of fruits (37.67 ), fruit yield (4.25 kg/plant) and harvest duration (40 days).
Insect Pest Management under protected cultivation Greenhouse whitefly in tomato • Fixing yellow sticky traps (@ 1 trap/ 10 m 2 ) one week prior to transplanting, soil application of imidacloprid (0.009%) one day after transplanting and need based alternate foliar application of thiamethoxam (0.01%) and spiromesifen (0.02%) (when adult population goes beyond 5 adults/ leaf) resulted in maximum incremental output input ratio. Spider mite in parthenocarpic cucumber • Among the seven natural products evaluated against red spider mite in parthenocarpic cucumber under naturally ventilated polyhouses, fermented butter milk (10%), darekastra (10%) and cow urine (5%) proved efficacious in suppressing the infestation.
Waiting period of insecticides in crops grown under polyhouses Crop Insecticide Method of Waiting application period (days) Tomato Imidacloprid Soil drenching 6 Lambda- Foliar application 3 cyhalothrin Indoxacarb Foliar application 1 Capsicum Lambda- Foliar application 4 cyhalothrin
Organic Crop Production
MAIN FOCUS • Pulses (low volume high value crops) and vegetables • Effective utilization of rainfed areas
RESEARCH EFFORTS under Organic Farming Targeted crops Soybean Rice Bean Turmeric Mash Maize+ Soybean
INFORMATION GENERATED Ad-hoc guidelines for Cultivation of important crops of mid Himalayas under organic farming conditions. Enriched Composts & Liquid manures
Organic Input Responsive Genotypes Crop Genotypes Seed Yield (q/ha) ADPH-8 12.63 Adzukibean ADPH-9 10.80 HPU-51 (check) 8.39 DKU-4 7.05 DKU-15-12 6.40 Mash DKU-95 6.10 Palampur-93 (check) 5.67 IC-341505 10.18 Amaranth IC-362199 10.06 Durga (Check) 9.99
Human Resource Development - Farmers and Students
Geo Informatics and Remote Sensing
CROP YIELD FORECASTING Scientists of CGRT have developed a Crop yield forecasting model in collaborations with IMD and Indian Ins. of Agri. Statistics for MAIZE in kharif and wheat in rabi season for four districts (Hamirpur, Kangra, Chamba and Una) of HP. They are getting less than 10% deviation in it.
Recommend
More recommend
