The webinar saw participation from 50 farmers, scientists and agriculture development officer
The Department of Extension Education, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), recently organised an online farmer training webinar on ’Successful Cultivation of paddy crop’ as a part of a project funded by NABARD. The programme was organised under the aegis of the Directorate of Extension Education. The webinar saw participation from 50 farmers, scientists and agriculture development officers.
Dr Kuldeep Singh, Head, Department of Extension Education, motivated the farmers to adopt recommended cultivation techniques for paddy crops. He asked the farmers to follow water-saving technologies recommended by PAU.
Dr KB Singh, Principal Soil Scientist, explained recommended fertilizer application practices in paddy. He emphasised the importance of micro-nutrients in realising better crop yield.
Dr Amit Kaul, Extension Scientist, Department of Agronomy, explained the various agronomic practices like field preparation, sowing time, seed rate, irrigation, and weed control for successful paddy cultivation especially DSR method.
Rasheed Lekhi, DDM, NABARD discussed the importance of natural resources and called upon their conservation for a clean environment. He lauded the efforts of PAU scientists for the success of the project.
Dr Dharminder Singh, Senior Extension Scientist emphasised the adoption of short-duration varieties of paddy to get better returns and efficient straw management. He further explained that recommended varieties of paddy by PAU would not only give comparable yield but also reduce the straw load.
