Inovative Technologies For Simplified SRI To Increase Rice Production Demonstrated
Basar 21st May, 2016
A new innovative technology developed to raise the rice seedlings with higher early vegetative vigour and easy method for planting in main field reducing the number of women transplanter required per hector and with reduce drudgery in planting has been demonstrated in a training programme at ICAR Arunachal Pradesh Centre, Basar. In this method of raising rice seedlings an iron/ wooden/ plastic plate is taken where moist soils with vermicompost and other required bio-inoculants are mixed and labeled and then pre soaked and incubated seeds are placed on the level surface of the plate and then it is pressed with a roller and then with a knife small pieces of borfi shaped is formed and kept in shade. Within 7 to 10 days rice seedlings becomes ready for planting in the main field and in the puddle leveled main field the seedlings grown in the tray on the soil palates become very easy to plant. In this process the original seeds remain intact with the seedlings and provide required food material for more than 21 days for establishing in the main field. In this innovative technology healthy seedlings can be raised within 10 to 12 days period with reduced requirement of labour, resources and space. Individual seedlings can be easily planted as per required spacing in a very faster manner with less drudgery because women need not to bend their waist and in upright position simply pallets of seedlings can be thrown to the puddle level field.
Innovator Prof Uddhab Kr. Bharali, the world known NASA recognized innovator and awardee of President of India described and demonstrated the techniques of his new innovation in front of the scientists, Subject Matter Specialists, progressive farmers and extension officials at ICAR Arunachal Pradesh Centre, Basar. The programme was initiated with the well come address by Dr. R. Bhagawati, Joint Director, ICAR Arunachal Pradesh Centre, Basar and collaborated by Programme Coordinators of KVK West Siang and KVK Anjaw along with their staff. The programme was concluded with interaction and feedback session among the farmers, resource persons and the scientists of ICAR and KVK West Siang and Anjaw.
