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KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRA HOSHIARPUR
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Horticulture sector,
which includes, fruits, vegetables, root and tuber crops,
mushroom, floriculture etc. has proved to be the diversification
for land use. The sector has established it’s credibility for
improving productivity of land generating more employment than
agriculture, improving economic condition of the farmers and
entrepreneurs, enhancing export and above all providing
nutritional security to the people. The of scientist of KVK are
entrust the extension work on all the aspects of Horticulture.
This approach has drastically improved the quality and quantum of
adoption of different improved technologies in this sector. Latest
information relating to various aspects of horticulture for the
benefit of farmer and extension workers is cater to them in form
of trainings, OFT’s and FLD’s. The all efforts result in increase
in area and production of horticultural crops in the district
Hoshiarpur.
The following activities in this discipline were organized during
last year
FACILITIES RELATED WITH HORTICULTURE AT KVK
Demonstration units
Kitchen garden |
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S No |
Topic |
Date
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Protected cultivation of vegetables |
4.8.10 |
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Scientific cultivation of potato |
13.8.10 |
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Nursery
raising of fruit crops |
24-26.8.10 |
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Net
house technology for vegetable cultivation |
27.8.10 |
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Establishment of integrated nutrition garden |
9-9-10 |
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Cultivation of vegetables in net house |
13-10-10 |
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Nursery
raising of flowers |
28.10.10 |
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Nursery
raising of vegetable under low tunnel |
9-11-10 |
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Protection of fruit plants from cold weather |
22-11-10 |
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Techniques for early raising of cucurbits crops |
10-12-10 |
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Pruning
of deciduous fruit crops |
20-12-10 |
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Harvesting and handling of kinnow |
11-1-11 |
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Production technologies of cucurbits |
07-2-11 |
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Manuring and fertilization of orchards |
17-2-11 |
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Rejuvenation of orchards |
25-2-11 |
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Integrated nutrition gardening domestic requirements |
16-3-11 |
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Nursery
raising of fruit plants |
7, 9 &
21-3-11 |
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Integrated nutrition garden for domestic requirements |
7, 18,
20 & 25-4-11 |
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Cultivation of citrus |
25-4-11 |
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Training and Pruning of Ber |
05-05-11 |
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Protection of orchards in summer |
16-5-11 |
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Layout
of orchards |
20-6-11 |
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Management of orchards |
22-6-11 |
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S No |
Titles |
Duration |
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Cultivation of Milky
Mushroom |
7 days
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Cultivation of Button
Mushroom |
10 days |
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S No. |
Titles |
Date |
Agency |
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1. |
Cultivation and
Value addition to mushroom |
9-2-11 |
DDPO, Hsp |
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2. |
Cultivation and
Value addition to mushroom |
10-2-11 |
DDPO |
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3. |
Cultivation and
Value addition to mushroom |
14-2-11 |
DDPO |
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4. |
Training and
awareness programme for farmers |
24-2-11 |
National
Fertilizer Ltd. |
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S No |
Title |
Date |
Agency/venue |
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1.
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Drip irrigation,
Manuring and fertilization of orchards |
9-2-11 |
Punjab and Sind Bank
/Khairad Achharwal |
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2.
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‘Fertigation and
maintenance of drip irrigation system’ during ‘Farmer
training-cum-awareness camp’ |
17-2-11 |
Deptt. of Soil &
Water Conservation, Punjab and ATMA/ Harjiana |
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3.
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Efficient use and
time of application of fertilizers in crops |
25-2-11 |
National Fertilizer
Limited/ KVK |
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4.
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Safe use of
agro-chemicals |
24-3-11 |
CWC, Chandigarh ,KVK |
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Trial |
Progress during
the month |
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T1:- Farmers practice (Immediate
after transplanting)
T2:- Two days after
transplanting
T3:- Four days after
transplanting
T4:- Six days after
transplanting
Seedling age 45 days and 60 days |
Seedling age 45 days
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Mortality % |
Bolting
% |
Bulb
wt.(gm) |
Yield
(q/ha) |
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T1 |
1.8 |
1.10 |
56 |
336 |
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T2 |
2.0 |
0.86 |
57 |
338 |
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T3 |
5.0 |
1.38 |
57 |
330 |
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T4 |
6.4 |
1.36 |
58 |
332 |
Seedling age 60 days
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Mortality % |
Bolting
% |
Bulb
wt.(gm) |
Yield
(q/ha) |
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T1 |
1.9 |
3.15 |
58 |
330 |
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T2 |
1.8 |
2.95 |
59 |
330 |
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T3 |
4.9 |
3.79 |
57 |
292 |
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T4 |
6.3 |
4.21 |
60 |
290 |
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Use of oxytocin
hormone on cucurbits
T1 :
Cultivation of cucurbits with recommended practices
T2 :
Cultivation of cucurbits with recommended practice + use
of oxytocin harmon farmer practices |
No effect on fruit
size, no. of fruits and yield of the cucumber |
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FRONT LINE DEMONSTRATIONS
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Trial |
Location |
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Protection of
orchards from hot weather:
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Village: Rampur |
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Integrated control of
fruit fly in guava |
Village: Ladhewal |
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KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRA HOSHIARPUR
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