Coimbatore: Virtual Conference on STCR-IPNS approach for Food Security held at TNAU
Coimbatore: Virtual Conference on STCR-IPNS approach for Food Security held at TNAU.
On the occasion of World Food Day, a Virtual Conference on “Zoom to grassroots for food security to build back better livelihood through Soil Test Crop Response – Integrated Plant Nutrients System (STCR-IPNS) approach†was organized by All India Coordinated Research Project-Soil Test Crop Response scheme (AICRP-STCR), Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry (SS&AC), Directorate of Natural Resource Management (DNRM), Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore in collaboration with Indian Institute of Soil Science (IISS), Bhopal.
Dr. R. Santhi, Director (DNRM), explained about the need for the adoption of STCR-IPNS based fertilizers prescriptions and latest technologies for getting higher yield and also narrated the activities and services rendered in the Soil Testing and Technology Advisory Centre (SOTAC) functioning in the Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry for the benefit of farming community.
Dr. Pradip Dey, Project Coordinator, AICRP-STCR, ICAR-IISS, Bhopal in his special address highlighted about the declining soil productivity over a period of time and need to arrest the same to build back better by adoption of STCR-IPNS approach for ensuring food security. He lauded the efforts taken to reach the unreached for accelerated adoption of STCR-IPNS technology under Schedule Tribe Component (erstwhile Tribal Sub Plan) and applauded the contributions of Food Heroes.
Dr. P. Malarvizhi, Professor and Head (SS&AC) threw light on the current fertility status of Tamil Nadu soils and emphasised the need for maintenance of the organic carbon status through crop residue addition and IPNS to enhance the crop yields.
Dr. S. Maragatham, Associate Professor (SS&AC) and Scheme–in–Charge (STCR) gave a technical note on “STCR-IPNS based balanced fertilization in agricultural crops and its advantages over conventional systemsâ€.
Dr. J. Balamurugan, Assistant Professor (SS&AC) spoke about the targets and soil types for which the STCR-IPNS fertilizer prescription has been developed for horticultural crops.Dr. M. Gopalakrishnan, Assistant Professor (SS&AC) explained about the Decision Support System for Integrated Fertilizer Recommendation (DESSIFER).
Farmers from Coimbatore, Salem, Dharmapuri and Pudukkottai districts participated through virtual mode, interacted and benefited during the occasion.
On the occasion of World Food Day, a Virtual Conference on “Zoom to grassroots for food security to build back better livelihood through Soil Test Crop Response – Integrated Plant Nutrients System (STCR-IPNS) approach†was organized by All India Coordinated Research Project-Soil Test Crop Response scheme (AICRP-STCR), Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry (SS&AC), Directorate of Natural Resource Management (DNRM), Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore in collaboration with Indian Institute of Soil Science (IISS), Bhopal.
Dr. R. Santhi, Director (DNRM), explained about the need for the adoption of STCR-IPNS based fertilizers prescriptions and latest technologies for getting higher yield and also narrated the activities and services rendered in the Soil Testing and Technology Advisory Centre (SOTAC) functioning in the Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry for the benefit of farming community.
Dr. Pradip Dey, Project Coordinator, AICRP-STCR, ICAR-IISS, Bhopal in his special address highlighted about the declining soil productivity over a period of time and need to arrest the same to build back better by adoption of STCR-IPNS approach for ensuring food security. He lauded the efforts taken to reach the unreached for accelerated adoption of STCR-IPNS technology under Schedule Tribe Component (erstwhile Tribal Sub Plan) and applauded the contributions of Food Heroes.
Dr. P. Malarvizhi, Professor and Head (SS&AC) threw light on the current fertility status of Tamil Nadu soils and emphasised the need for maintenance of the organic carbon status through crop residue addition and IPNS to enhance the crop yields.
Dr. S. Maragatham, Associate Professor (SS&AC) and Scheme–in–Charge (STCR) gave a technical note on “STCR-IPNS based balanced fertilization in agricultural crops and its advantages over conventional systemsâ€.
Dr. J. Balamurugan, Assistant Professor (SS&AC) spoke about the targets and soil types for which the STCR-IPNS fertilizer prescription has been developed for horticultural crops.Dr. M. Gopalakrishnan, Assistant Professor (SS&AC) explained about the Decision Support System for Integrated Fertilizer Recommendation (DESSIFER).
Farmers from Coimbatore, Salem, Dharmapuri and Pudukkottai districts participated through virtual mode, interacted and benefited during the occasion.