“Management of Ginger Rhizome Rot” Ginger Is Grown in 13000 Ha of Land in Sirsi and Adjoining Talukas of Shimoga District
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Vol: July-September 2010 Issue: From the editors desk Agriculture has not remained a routine practice which a traditional farmer Contents: adopted year after year. Today to make agriculture sustainable and profitable the State Level Seminar cum field farmer has to adopt a scientific approach. The major challenges faced by farmers day on “Management of Ginger in recent years are to overcome the implication of climate change. Increased atmospheric temperature, changes in intensity and quantity of rainfall may lead to Rhizome Rot increased pests incidence, physiological imbalances, rapid depletion in soil organic FLD & OFTs matter and plant nutrients will lead to increased cost of production and decreased Fruit drop in Sapota yields. Hence the farmer should adopt more rational approach to face the Disease Forecasting Unit challenges and to make agriculture a profitable business. Today government is Participation in Beeja Mela promoting people engaged in agriculture by giving them improved technologies Establishment of SHGs along with subsidized inputs and knowledge regarding weather and market Training activities conducted intelligence. The KVK has been providing appropriate technology through FLDs, Nutrition importance of Banana trainings etc to help the farmers to become sustainable and follow the rules of nature to get profitable yields. Home scale Solar Drier Technology Inputs Available We wish the farmers to get a bountiful harvest in the ensuing season and dedicate “Shiras” for the farmers of this district. Programme Coordinator State Level Seminar cum Field Day on “Management of Ginger Rhizome Rot” Ginger is grown in 13000 ha of land in Sirsi and adjoining talukas of Shimoga district. Cultivation of ginger involves high risk mainly due to high incidence of rhizome rot causing losses up to 80 percent. The technologies available to manage the rhizome rot were not upto the expectations. The scientists at EEU & KVK , Sirsi have developed a strategy for effective management of ginger thizome rot. The application of Bleaching Powder(33%)2gm + Metalaxil MZ 1gm/L of water in 3 drenching at 20 days interval has controlled the incidence of rhizome rot effectively. Hence, a large scale demonstration on IDM in ginger was conducted in 50 acres land in Banavasi & nearby villages of Sirsi taluka during 2010-11. Where rhizome rot was controlled up to 90% % and the farmers were fully convinced about the technology. Hence, to educate, popularize & make the low cost technology available to the ginger growers a one day state level seminar cum field day on “Management of Ginger Rhizome Rot ” was organized on 18th September , 2010 at Hallikoppa(Banavasi) village in Sirsi Tq . This programme was sponsored by NABARD, Bangalore , Dept. of Horticulture, Uttar Kannada and was jointly organized by Extension Education Unit, Sirsi and Krishi Vigyan Kendra,Sirsi. The demonstration plot was inaugurated by Dr. R. R. Hanchinal, Honorable Vice- Chancellor. Exhibition of Ginger Products and critical inputs for production of ginger was inaugurated by Dr. B.S. Janagowdar, Dean , College of Forestry, Sirsi. The Seminar was inaugurated by Dr. R.R.Hanchanal, Honorable Vice Chancellor, University of Agriculture Science , Dharwad . On the occasion a book on ginger in Kannada entitled “ Scientific Production of Ginger” (Authors: Ravikumar, M. R., Ganapthi,T., Vinutha U. Muktamath and Hemant G.Hegde)” was released and distributed to the farmers. During the seminar technical sessions were organized on : Production technology of ginger , Integrated disease management with special emphasis on rhizome rot management and Weed Management in Ginger Krishi Vigyan Kendra , Sirsi News Letter Front Line Demonstrations: FIntegrated Pest Management in Paddy F Integrated Nutrient Management in Paddy FPopularization & use of mechanized paddy transplanter as IGA through commodity groups FYield Maximization in ginger through management of Ginger Rhizome Rot FSoil test based nutrient management in Arecanut FProduction of long pepper as subsidiary income generating crop for commodity groups On farm Trials: F Use of foliar silicon in paddy grown under acid laterite soils F Organic based products for management of Arecanut Root Grub FEcofriendly approaches in the management of leaf folder in paddy Popularization & use of mechanized paddy aqueous extract at 5% and other one by Drenching of soil transplanter as IGA through commodity groups with mixture of cashew nut shell oil and soap nut Keeping in view the acute shortage of labour and aqueous extract at 5% . Both the methods are drudgery involved in ecofriendly. transplanting the Use of foliar silicon in Paddy: paddy, KVK has taken up a FLD to popularise Silicon deficiency is noticed in rice grown in acid soils of the use of mechanized Mundagod taluka. The research findings (Dept. of soil paddy transplanter in science UASB) indicated an yield increase in rice due to the district . The use of silicon application @ 4 ml/L (2 sprays) . Paddy husk ash is mechanized paddy also known to contain silicon in addition to potash. Hence transplanter was demonstrated in an area of 5 ha at an OFT was under taken in Indoor village in 6 farmers plots Manjuguni & Isloor villages. The KVK is successful in convincing the farmers to adopt the technology that with silicon spray and paddy husk application. Results are saves labour, energy and overall cost of cultivation , awaited with increased yields. The farmers are convinced Integrated Nutrient Management in Paddy: and already two youth of the region have purchased Unscientific and the transplanters and area taking job works. imbalanced nutrient Production of long pepper as subsidiary income management is result in generating crop for commodity groups: low yield of rice in To encourage group farming Siddapur taluka. activity and to educate the farmers to grow subsidary crop Demonstration of soil test for enhancing family income , based fertilizer application KVK has taken up OFT on and INM was taken up in 4 ha land of farmers fields at cultivation of medicinally Bilagi & Akkunji villages of Siddapur Taluka. Ten farmers , important crop with demand “Long Pepper”. 2500 each one acre were given with critical (green manures, bio seedlings of long pepper were distributed to SHGs . fertilizers, lime, rock phosphate, potash & water soluble The crop can be grown making use of waste lands/inter spray fertilizer ) and demonstrated the application. The spaces/home steads. growth and yield parameters observed were higher in Organic Based Products for management of demo as compared to farmers practice. Results awaited. Arecanut Root Grub: Soil Test Based Nutrient Management in Arecanut: Management of Arecanut Fertilizer application without soil testing is resulting in nut root grub through organic drop and low yield in arecanut. Demonstration of soil test based products was based nutrient management in 4 ha land of farmers fields demonstrated to the was taken up at Hegdekatta(Shivalli) Sirsi taluka. 10 farmers through two trials farmers each 1 acre were given with critical inputs(Lime, - one by drenching the soil Rock phosphate & potash) and demonstrated the with mixture of neem oil application. Less nut drop is observed when compared to and soap nut farmers practice. Results are awaited. Krishi Vigyan Kendra , Sirsi News Letter Management of foot rot of Black Pepper: Fruit drop in Sapota: Foot rot of black pepper has devasted pepper gardens Heavy fruit drop in Sapota was observed during monsoon of Uttara Kannada. This has lead to great economic set due to fungal disease caused by colletotrichum species. back to farmers. The existing technologies for Farmers were trained to identify and manage the problem managing the menace are not only cumbersome and by following an integrated approach of utrient, drainage & expensive but also not effective. This KVK has modified the technology through an OFT by applying disease management. The application of Chlorothalonil organic manures , bio control agents and mulching (Kawach) @ 2 .0 gm/ltr of water twice at 10 days interval with a transparent plastic during premansoon and helped in reducing the disease and fruit drop by 80%. The removing the mulch farmers have expressed the technology has helped in after mansoon. The overcoming the fruit drop in Sapota. technology has given cent percent control Disease Forecasting Unit: against foot rot. The Disease Fore Cast unit established with the financial technology has been support of National Horticulture Mission is taking up popularized through surveys in different talukas for identifying the diseases and FLD during 2010-11 then giving appropriate messates to the farmers through and the farmers opine mass media so as to overcome the problems of disease that technology was adaptable and it gave good and adopt appropriate measures to manage the diseases. control over the foot rot of black pepper. Establishment of SHG Participation in Beeja Mela: Three Honey grower SHGs consisting of 10 members each KVK participated in the were formed in Manchikeri village of Mundagod Taluk. The Beeja Mela on 15.9.2010 organized at training was conducted on Record Keeping, Account University of Agriculture Mentainance , Balance Sheet Preparation etc. Sciences, Dharwad Mobile Advisory Services campus. 25 IFS farmers The KVK is catering to the dessimination of need based of Tigani Village of Sirsi agricultural information by means of e-messages. Short Taluka participated in Beeja Mela and messages regarding the urgent activities which the farmers