Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 31: Second one day Training programme was organized in on-farm school at village Jerda, block Ramgarh, district Samba, under National Mission of Agricultural and Technology (NMAET).
Project Director ATMA V K Bhushan made the farmers aware to adopt scientific based techniques in their farm by using latest machinery.
Dy Project Director ATMA, Ashok Gupta delivered the technical message regarding safe handling and systemic use of insecticides and fungicides. Agricultural Technical Manager Romesh Razdan awared the farmers regarding termite control in standing wheat crop and suggested the remedial measures to participants of the on-farm school.
Scientist from SKUAST Jammu, Dr Vikas Gupta made the farmers aware regarding weed control by applying selective weedicides in 35 to 38 days of wheat crop. He also suggested some remedial measures to control both dicot and monocot weeds.
Rajesh Kumar (R-E-Z), delivered practical demonstration regarding how to use of Weedicide in farmers field.
Twenty eight farmers participated in the training programme. Farmers of the on-farm school gave feedback regarding impact of previous training programme with the experts. Relevant literature was also provided to the participants of the on-farm school during the training programme.
Agricultural technical manager Parshotam Sharma, Neelu Slathia, and Jr Agriculture Extension officer, Yash Pal also participated in training programme.
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