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Research Centre, Amravati |
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| About
Centre |
The center was started as an experimental
farm in 1953, under the Community Development
Programme. Later on, some research schemes
on crops like cotton, sorghum, groundnut,
etc. were started by ICAR, New Delhi. In 1958,
these schemes were amalgamated to form a Project
for Intensification of Regional Research on
Cotton, Oilseeds and Millets (PIRRCOM), which
continued till it was handed over to the State
Department of Agriculture in 1965. The same
was then transferred to the State Agriculture
University in 1968 and subsequently to Dr.
Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola
in 1969.
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| Agro
Climatic Information |
Amravati is located between
21o46' North to 20o 32' to North and 78o 27'
East to 76o 37', at an altitude of 365 meters
above the mean sea level. It comes under Assured
Rainfall Zone. Rains are mostly received from
South-West monsoon during June to October
with mean annual precipitation 851.40 mm of
which is generally received in avg. 42 rainy
days. Amravati faces extreme variations in
temperature with very hot summer and very
cold winters.
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Infrastructure |
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Details
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Area
in Ha. |
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Gross
total land |
151.82 |
| Non
cultivable area |
15.82 |
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Area under road, building |
11.00 |
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Land allotted
bye-pass road |
4.67 |
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Land under compost pit |
0.15 |
| Cultivable
area |
136.00 |
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Land under plantation |
27.13 |
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Actual area
under cultivation |
69.27 |
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Fallow land kept for Rabi |
7.60 |
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Fallow land
brought under cultivation |
22.85 |
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Fallow land |
9.15 |
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| Irrigation facilities |
The center
is having seven wells and two bore wells, out of seven
wells, three wells have perennial source of sufficient
water enough to irrigate about 25 ha in Rabi season.
Three farm ponds, Rain gauges seven in number, Sprinkler
set-6 no., 2 set of Drip system, 12 Electric Pump,
underground pipelines-5003.5 meter and one tractor
trolley tanker facility available at center. |
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| Farm Power |
The farm
is having two tractors with tractor drawn implements
supported twelve bullocks and miscellaneous equipments. |
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| Lab facility |
This center
having laboratory facility to carry out experimental
aspect. This include, Hot air oven, Autoclave, Rapid
Plant Stress Screening Device, Germinator, Canopy
Analyzer, Image Analyzer with Microscope Set up, Auto
Kjeldhal System, Deep freezer, Glassware’s,
Chemicals etc. |
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| Mandate
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To develop
economically viable production and protection
technologies to augment the production. |
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Development of soybean
varieties with resistance/tolerant for foremost
biotic and a-biotic stresses. |
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Development of production
technology of soybean for higher monetary returns. |
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Soybean seed production
(Breeder, Truthful) and other crops like Gr.
Nut, Gram, and Pigeon pea etc. |
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To generate farm income
for strengthening research station activity |
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Extension activities related to soybean and
other crops promotion and production. |
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| Research
Activities and Achievements |
| Research
and Farm Activities |
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Centre is mainly involved in multidisciplinary soybean
research including Soybean seed production and executing
other crop breeder’s seed production programme
e.g. G-nut, Cotton, Pigeon pea, Udid, Wheat, Gram,
Safflower etc. The centre is also implemented Nursery
and plantation programme as per the Mega Seed Project,
ICAR, New Delhi. Multilocation varietal trial of cotton,
pulses and oilseeds crops was conducted at this research
station during Kharif, Rabi and Summer seasons. Research
trial of AICRP on Soybean viz., Initial Varietal Trial,
Advanced Varietal Trial I and II was conducted at
this research station. Center also developed ideal
organic farm in collaboration with State Agriculture
Department, Amravati. |
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| Achievements |
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This centre has released two soybean
varieties viz., TAMS-38 and TAMS-98-21. |
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In 2009,this
center affirmed as Main Center for Soybean Research
by All India Coordinated Research Project on
Soybean, DSR( ICAR, New, Delhi), Indore(MP) |
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The center
has awarded by 3rd prize in AGROTECH-2009 and
2nd prize in Krishi Melawa 2010 held at Gondia
and Amravati respectively. |
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It
is recommended that in Cotton + Soybean intercropping
an early maturing soybean variety (75 days) should
be used. |
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Foliar
application of 2% urea at 50 and 70 DAS along with
RDF is recommended to soybean for getting highest
yields and maximum benefits from soybean. |
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In
rain fed condition three tier intercropping system
Soybean + Sorghum + Pigeon pea (6:2:1) or (9:2:1)
row spacing is recommended for meet out the demand
of food, feed and pulse grain of farmer and also for
getting maximum returns. |
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Seed
inoculation of bio-fertilizers (Rhizobium + PSB, 20g
each/ kg seed) + 50% RDF/ha is recommended for the
intercropping system of Pigeon pea + Soybean (1:2)
for higher economic returns. |
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An
integrated weed management in intercropping of Pigeon
pea + soybean (1:2) indicated the highest Pigeon pea
equivalent yield in Pendimethalin @ PE 0.75 ai kg/ha
+ one hand weeding at 40 DAS |
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Soil
application of Phorate 10 G @ 10kg/ha at the time
of sowing or foliar spraying with Triazophos 40 EC
(0.04%); Chlopyriphos 20EC (0.04%) or Acephate 75sp
(0.07%) is recommended on noticing the incidence for
the management of Stem fly on soybean. |
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For
the effective management of leaf defoliators of soybean
and higher yield, two sprayings at the interval of
15 days with NSE 5% followed by Quinolphos 0.05% or
Beauveria bassiana 1Lit/ha followed by NSE 5% or Azadirachtin
1500ppm 2.5ml/lit followed by NSE 5% are recommended,
from the initiation of the pest. |
| Transfer
of Technology
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Organised Dr. PDKV Krushak Vigyan Manch Programme
on 3rd Saturday of every month regularly at
center.
• Organized training programme for farmers
and generated information on latest technology
developed by University.
• Technology on crop production and plant
protection disseminated through various State
Department of Agriculture training from Agrilcultural
staff and extension worker and also through
farmers training at taluka and village places.
• Technology transferred also through
participating of scientist in Kharif, Rabi Krushi
Melawa and also by arranging stall in various
agri-exhibition and field demonstration day
at center farm.
• Publishing popular articles through
various new papers and magazines.
• Also giving diagnostic field visit to
the cultivator's field. |
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| Publications
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| Published
so many news articles regarding awareness of
pest and disease situation, management, soybean
seed production techniques and improved cultivation
practices of soybean.
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| Contact
Information |
| Head,
Regional Research Center (Dr. PDKV),
Morshi Road, Amravati-444603
Phone- (Office)- 0721-2663076
e-mail-rrc_amt@rediffmail.com OR rrc_amt25@yahho.com
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