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Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) :: SCAD Krishi Vigyan Kendra (SCAD-KVK), Tuticorin District

Front Line Demonstrations

Crop /
Enterprise

Technology to be demonstrated

No.
of
demo.

Area in ha. / No. of units

Details of Critical inputs
(
Name and quantity (Kg / number / other units if any)

Parameters to be recorded

Bajra

ICMP and value addition demonstration in Bajra Var.Co (Cu)-9

10

4 ha

Seed Co(cu)-9- 5kg micro nutrient- 5kg Atrazine 800g 

 

Length of the ear head
Yield and BC ratio

Sorghum

Demonstration on Co(s)-30 dual purpose  sorghum variety  for seed production and value added product preparation

25

10 ha

Seed Co(s)-30 -4kg
Azhophos  -1 kg Pseudomonas fluorescence – 100g
Atrazine  - 500g

 

Yield / ha
BC ratio

Baby corn

Demonstration of Baby corn maize G -5414 cultivation and value addition 

10

2 ha

Baby corn seed- 4kg
Azhophos – 500g
Atrazine – 500g
Establishment of Marketing out let for value added product sales

 

Yield / ha
BC ratio
Income generation by value addition

Paddy

Demonstration on ICMP in paddy Var.TRY-3

10

4 ha

Paddy seeds- 30kg
Daincha seeds -8kg
Azophos – 1kg
ZnSO4 – 5kg
Neem cake – 16kg
T.chilonis egg parasitoid- 6 cc
BT- 400g
Neem oil- 1lit

 

 

Seed germination
No of tillers
1000 grain weight
Yield / ha 

Coconut

Multitier system of intercopping coconut with cocoa

7

2 ha

Cocoa seedlings -200 ( to replace the wilted seedlings)
(continued from 2011-12)

 

Net profit/ha/
Year
Space utili
sation, Net profit.
Soil fertility

Green gram

Demonstration on total mechanization in green gram cultivation

40

16ha

Hiring charges(cost per acre)  for
Fertilizer cum seed drill(TNAU,2010)
Mechanical motor weeder (TNAU,2008)
Combined harvester

 

 

Plant population ,
Weed  biomass /M2
No of pod /plant
Yield / ha
BC ratio

Banana

ICMP in banana Var. Robasta 

10

4 ha

Carbandasim-1kg Carbofuran-4kg
IIHR MN mix-2kg
SOP-2kg
Bunch cover-860

 

Quality and quantity of bunch
No of hands in the bunch
Yield and BC ratio

Dairy cows

Profitable dairy farming practices

10

10

 Revolving stool for milking -1 
Mineral mixture – 3kg           
Antiseptic teat dip-                           
Ivermectin pour on                      
Anthelmentics  for deworming         
Vaccination (FMDV,HSV)                     
Prosopis pod flour -180kg                   
Green fodder seeds
Co-4 800 slips                                           
Hedge lucerne- 0.5kg  
Salt lick                           

 

Cost reduction for milking labour
Time taken for post partum heat
Time taken for peak milk yield
Cost reduction for concentrate feeding
Reduction and pest and disease incidence
Milk yield
B.C ratio

Sheep

Ram Lamb rearing as a group venture

2

2

Ram lamb 30 no.s                 
Shed with fencing                 
concentrate feed                     
Vaccination (HSV,PPRV,ETV)                            
Deworming (Albendazole,Oxyclosanide)                           
De ticking   (Deltamethrin)                            
Insurance                               

 

Body weight at 3,6 and 8 months.
Cost of production
Net profitability
Reduction in disease incidence
Mortality

Backyard Poultry

Demonstration of Scientific  Backyard Poultry Rearing  and Chick production model with Commodity group approach  to promote rural entrepreneurship

10

10

 chicks -20
Cages for rearing chicks and adult
Vaccination against RD
Homestead incubator  -1/ 10 units

 

Survival rate
No of eggs / annum
Body weight at 2nd and 3rd month
Hatchability
Income from sale of chicks.
BC ratio

Fish

Demonstration of Composite fish culture with stunted fingerlings  in Village common ponds

4

1.6 ha

stunted  fingerling 2000 /acre 

 

Body weight of fish during harvest
Yield /ha
BC ratio

Ornamental fish

Demonstration of  backyard ornamental fish culture to promote rural entrepreneurship

4

400
Sqm

1.Cement tank 6 nos        (breeding tank-2 ,rearing tank-4)
2.Live bearers 40 nos                         
3.Feed 4 kg/year 
4. Aerator & other accessories         

 

Color of fishes
Survival rate
BC ratio.

Crab

Demonstration of crab fattening an
Alternative livelihood for fisherwomen community 

3

100 Sq.m

1.FRP cages
2.Purchase of Water  crabs 5 kg
3.Feed cost (15 kg trash fishes )

 

Growth rate of crab
Survival rate
Yield / cage

Agroforestry

Demonstration on Casurina and Melia dubia cultivation in cultivable wastelands

5

2ha

Casurina MTP-2 seedlings- 334/ac
Melia dubia seedling -1600/ac

 

Yield /ha
BC ratio

Black gram

Demonstration of black gram seed production with Vamban (Bg)-5 variety

15

6 ha

Seed – 8kg
Rhizophos  1kg /ac
Pulses wonder– 2kg
Quizolophos-
500ml/ac   Imazethapyr  500ml /ac

 

No of pod per plant
Weed removal efficiency
Yield / ha
BC ratio



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