tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778570096826367144.post127322191006328145..comments2024-03-26T14:47:27.996+05:30Comments on Ground Reality: Not crop diversification, Punjab needs to diversify from existing intensive farming system. Devinder Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05867902048509662981noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778570096826367144.post-17067870694523847652013-04-18T21:32:52.652+05:302013-04-18T21:32:52.652+05:30SRI Experiments were conducted in the farmer field...SRI Experiments were conducted in the farmer field but Not a single farmer has adopted this technique.<br />if this technique has given good results, area under this method must has been increased.Direct seedind of rice mustr be popularised by conducting frontline demonstrations .It is time saving as well as water saving.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778570096826367144.post-38347140316766522712013-01-21T10:23:44.944+05:302013-01-21T10:23:44.944+05:30A large number of experiments on SRI have been org...A large number of experiments on SRI have been organized during past 6 years in Gurdaspur (Punjab) by the Department of Agriculture with the help of Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA), Gurdaspur. The results reported from these experiments on PUSA 1121variety clearly indicate the superiority of SRI practices over the traditional methods for rice cultivation. Results obtained from Gurdaspur have shown that number of tillers with SRI management (many fewer plants) was 342.6 per m2 against normal practice 358.1, farmers' method 388.8, and direct-seeded rice (DSR) 385.3. Number of filled grains per panicle was 89.5 with SRI vs. 53.7 in normal practice, 43.1 in farmers' method, and 68 in DSR. Weight of filled grains per panicle recorded 2.54 gm in SRI, 1.53 gm in normal practice, 1.19 gm with farmer’s method, and 2.02 gm in DSR. Weight of 1000 grains was 29.34 gm in SRI, 29.11 gm in normal practice, 28.84 gm in farmers’ method, and 28.99 gm in DSR. These differences culminate in yields of 20.33 q per acre in SRI, 16.75 q per acre in normal method, 14.40 q per acre in farmers’ method, and 16.45 with DSR method.<br />To compare the impacts of SRI vs. conventional methods for irrigation water-saving, rice yield, and farmers' income, trials were conducted in the fields of five farmers of Khokhar village in Gurdaspur district, using rice variety HKR-47. Two water meters were installed on tubewells to quantify the water used for irrigation, the results shows that SRI was favorable over non-SRI methods: yield improved by 19%, irrigation water usage dropped by 20%, and income of farmers improved by 25%.<br /><br />Amrik SinghAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com