Coimbatore: TNAU conducted a one-day 'Nematode Awareness Campaign' on February 27 at Saralaipathy village in Anaimalai near Coimbatore.
Coimbatore: TNAU conducted a one-day 'Nematode Awareness Campaign' on February 27 at Saralaipathy village in Anaimalai near Coimbatore.
The training was conducted under the Tribal Sub-plan scheme funded by AICRP (N), ICAR, New Delhi. About 50 farmers participated in the campaign. These farmers mainly cultivated pulses and oil seeds. The 'Nematode Awareness Campaign' was organized to educate the tribal farmers on yield loss caused by nematode, and to teach them to diagnose symptoms and management strategies.
The tribal dwellers were shown root knot nematode infested tomato plants and live nematodes by Dr. B Anita, Professor, Department of Nematology. Dr. A Shanthi explained advantages of the application of organic inputs for better crop growth.
Dr. N Swarnakumari, Assistant Professor welcomed the gathering and explained the activities of TSP and the method of application of inputs supplied to the tribal farmers under the scheme. The role of bioagents and biofertilizers in maintaining soil health was explained by Dr. G Jothi, Associate Professor and Dr. P Kalaiarasan, Assistant Professor who elaborated on the symptoms and yield loss caused by nematode in different crops. Farm tools, training kits and Pupureocillium lilacinum were distributed to all the tribal farmers who attended the program.
The training was conducted under the Tribal Sub-plan scheme funded by AICRP (N), ICAR, New Delhi. About 50 farmers participated in the campaign. These farmers mainly cultivated pulses and oil seeds. The 'Nematode Awareness Campaign' was organized to educate the tribal farmers on yield loss caused by nematode, and to teach them to diagnose symptoms and management strategies.
The tribal dwellers were shown root knot nematode infested tomato plants and live nematodes by Dr. B Anita, Professor, Department of Nematology. Dr. A Shanthi explained advantages of the application of organic inputs for better crop growth.
Dr. N Swarnakumari, Assistant Professor welcomed the gathering and explained the activities of TSP and the method of application of inputs supplied to the tribal farmers under the scheme. The role of bioagents and biofertilizers in maintaining soil health was explained by Dr. G Jothi, Associate Professor and Dr. P Kalaiarasan, Assistant Professor who elaborated on the symptoms and yield loss caused by nematode in different crops. Farm tools, training kits and Pupureocillium lilacinum were distributed to all the tribal farmers who attended the program.