Farmer Scientist Interaction meeting and Awareness on Green gram cultivation at adopted Village, Veldhurthy, RARS, Jagtial

Farmer Scientist Interaction meeting and Awareness on Green gram cultivation at adopted Village, Veldhurthy, RARS, Jagtial

Village adoption committee of Regional Agricultural Research station, Polasa conducted Farmer scientist interaction meeting and created awareness on Green gram cultivation on 27.02.2021. Smt.P. Sadvi, i/C organized the programme. On this occasion Associate Director of Research, Dr.P. Jagan Mohan Rao addressed the gathering by highlighting the importance of green gram cultivation, its role in improving the fertility of soil by the addition of organic carbon and also suggested the control measures to be taken for the management of major pest and diseases in green gram. The green gram variety Yadadri was distributed to the farmers by the Associate director of Research and Sarpanch, adopted village. Later, some of the queries were raised by the farmers in Paddy and Sesamum. The queries regarding plant protection were answered by Sri.S.Omprakash and Sri.N. Balram and the weed control measures were answered by Sri. P. Madukar Rao. Conducted diagnostic field visit in Paddy and Sesamum crop, observed blast in Paddy and wilt in sesmaum and suggested the control measures.