KVK, Malyal organized Field Day on “Greengram variety MGG-351

KVK, Malyal organized Field Day on “Greengram variety MGG-351

A Field Day on “Greengram variety MGG-351” was conducted by Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Malyal at Sriramagiri Village of Nellikudur Mandal, Mahabubabad district on 25-03-2021. The demonstration was conducted by KVK, Malyal under Cluster FLD programme. The programme started with a field visit by all the participants where they were explained the characteristics of MGG-351 variety, seed treatment, fertilizer application, pest & disease management in Greengram by Sri B. Kranthi Kumar, SMS (Crop Production). The host farmer Sri D. Naresh gave feedback about the MGG-351 variety. He informed the house that pods are long and bold and disease incidence, especially yellow vein mosaic (YMV) was low in the variety. Following the field visit, there was a Scientist-farmer interaction session, which was chaired by Sri Laxminarayana, Assistant Director of Agriculture, Mahabubabad. He explained about NFSM Scheme benefits under Department of Agriculture, Mahabubabad. Sri Ravinder Reddy, MAO, Nellikudur explained about Yasangi Paddy varieties and their management. On this occasion, MPTC and Sarpanch of Sriramagiri also addressed the gathering. In this programme, AEOs and 44 No.of farmers participated.