Transferring the DSR technology to farmers on a wider scale will help save water and labour costs.
The Department of Extension Education, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), recently organised a webinar on “Direct Seeded Rice” under the guidance of Dr Jaskarn Singh Mahal, Director Extension, PAU, and Dr Kuldip Singh, Head, Department of Extension Education.
While sharing the importance of Direct Seeded Rice (DSR), Dr Kuldeep Singh reiterated the Vice-Chancellor, Dr Baldev Singh Dhillon’s message for transferring the DSR technology to farmers on a wider scale to help save water and labour cost.
Dr MS Bhullar, Head, Department of Agronomy addressed the queries of participants and explained the details of sowing time, seed rate, soil condition, irrigation, and weed control in direct-seeded rice.
Dr Manpreet Singh from the Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, while sharing personal experiences, demonstrated the working of machines and the method to convert domestically available machines into DSR machines. Both the experts showed video clips and live to work of DSR technology.
