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| CENTRAL
RESEARCH STATION, AKOLA |
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| About
Station |
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On establishment
of University in the year of 1969 and subsequent
acquisition of land, the functioning of Central
Research Station (CRS) was initiated from
the year 1971. The main objective to establish
this Central Research Station was to provide
all facilities to various research units as
well as University departments and seed production |
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| Agro
Climatic Information |
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CRS
comes under the third agro-climatic zone i.e. Western
Vidarbha Zone, receiving rainfall ranging from 700
– 950 mm, the rainfall pattern of the region
is erratic/sporadic with either long dry spells or
wet spells and temperature ranges from 30 –
46°C. |
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| Infrastructure |
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total area of CRS is 1199.46 ha. In order to
facilitate the better services to different
schemes/departments as well as for convenient
and smooth functioning of various farm activities,
the farm has been divided into nine different
blocks viz, Mission School, Malkapur, Shivar,
Western, Gudadhi, Shivani, Babhulgaon, Highway
and Washim Road farm. The suitable and best
land with irrigation facilities are been spared
for research schemes/departments for their research
work and remaining soil is being used by the
Central Research Station for various activities
and seed production. A well-equipped workshop
for the maintenance and repairs of the farm
machineries and implements was also established.
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The
infrastructural facilities for drip irrigation
having computerized control system were developed
on 82 ha and to ensure the complete mechanization
of farm operations, various machineries like slasher,
bed marker, roller, fertilizer spreader, automatic
seed planter, coiling machine, high clearance
boom sprayer are available on the farm.
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| “Crop Museum”
has been a new venture at Central Research Station
that was initiated in the year 2000-2001. It houses
the live demonstrations of various varieties of
different crops of the region during both Kharif
and Rabi seasons and attracts the farmers for
his own judgment and selection of the material
from the genotype pool during the period of “Shivar
Pheri” of the University |
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| Mandate |
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- Production programme of various types of seeds
like Nucleus, Breeder, Foundation, Certified and
Truthful
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- Demonstration of the latest suitable technologies
for crop production
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- To demonstrate various varieties of different
crops of the region
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- Imparting in the important University functions
with Man, Machinery and animal
power (Farmer’s rallies, exhibitions, convocation
etc.).
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| Scientist/Faculty |
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Sr.No
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Name
of Staff Member |
Qualification |
Designation |
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1 |
Dr. P. G. Ingole |
Ph.D (Agronomy) |
Director of
Farm |
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2 |
Dr. M. S. Khakare |
Ph.D (Agronomy) |
Deputy Director |
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3 |
Dr. H. N. Sethi |
Ph.D (Agronomy) |
Deputy Director |
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Dr. J.S. Vyas |
Ph.D (Agronomy) |
Assistant Professor |
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5 |
Shri. L.A. Thakur |
M.Sc (Agronomy) |
Assistant Professor |
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| Transfer
of Technologies |
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Demonstration
of technologies of crop production |
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Demonstration
of crop varieties |
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Supply
of seeds to the farmers |
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| Contact
Information |
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Director
of Farms
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| Central
Research Farm |
| Dr.
PDKV, Akola – 444104,Maharashtra,
India |
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No: 0724 – 2258119 |
| Fax
No: 0724 – 2258219 |
| Email:
dfcrs@pdkv.mah.nic.in |
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