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100 Glorious years of Sugarcane Breeding Institute

Friday 12 August 2016

Call for Papers

ICAR - SUGARCANE BREEDING INSTITUTE

COIMBATORE 641 007

Call for Papers : 17th meeting of Sugarcane R&D Workers of Northern Karnataka  - Belagavi; 
16-17 September, 2016

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GENERAL CIRCULAR - I
Dear Sir/Ma’am,
           ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore in collaboration with University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, S.Nijalingappa Sugar Institute, Belagavi  and the sugar industries of Northern Karnataka would be organizing the 17th meeting of Sugarcane Research and Development workers of Northern Karnataka during September 16-17, 2016 in the premises of S.Nijalingappa Sugar Institute, Belagavi to discuss the following topics:

·      Review of action taken on the recommendations of the previous meeting
·      Pest management in Sugarcane including White grubs
·      Managing saline-alkali soils
·      Varietal position in sugar factories
·      Performance of new sugarcane varieties &  AICRP (S) Varietal trials
·      Sugarcane seed nursery programme
                                 
          Besides these, there will be a general interactive session before the plenary session on the second day and a special lecture on Micro Irrigation and Fertigation in Sugarcane.

          S.Nijalingappa Sugar Institute, Shri Prabulingeshwar Sugars & Chemicals Ltd. and Gem Sugars Ltd., would be jointly hosting the meeting.

     You are cordially invited to attend this meeting along with your colleagues and participate in the deliberations. Manuscripts of the papers covering these topics may please be prepared as per the guidelines enclosed and send the same to the undersigned by August 26, 2016. The guidelines can also be downloaded from www.sugarcane.res.in or www.caneinfo.nic.in .

     As we are planning to bring out the papers presented at the meeting in printed form (Compendium of Research Articles & Status Papers; ISSN: 0973-8185), your papers may be prepared and sent to the undersigned in time. The papers (prepared using MS Word 2003) can be sent by email to sbiextension@yahoo.com. Presentations, created in Microsoft PowerPoint 2003/2007 format (.ppt/.pptx), should fit within the allotted time in the Technical sessions.

With kind regards,
Yours sincerely,

Sd/-
 DIRECTOR
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Telephone Nos: Office:  EPBX: 0422- 2472621 Extn : 238, 2472986 (Thro'PA) Fax: 0422-2472923 
E-mail: sbiextension@yahoo.com . Visit www.caneinfo.nic.in


Saturday 23 January 2016

Soil Moisture Indicator Launched

‘Soil Moisture Indicator’ launched at ICAR - Sugarcane Breeding Institute

                    Dr Bakshi Ram, Director of ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore launched the ‘Soil Moisture Indicator’ (SMI) device at the Institute premises on 20 January 2016.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr Bakshi Ram said that, of late, depletion of water resources in agriculture has been a serious cause of concern. In most of the farmers’ fields, particularly in sugarcane fields, efficient irrigation management practices such as irrigation-scheduling, based on soil moisture status is rarely in practice. In an effort to save water and to facilitate irrigation-scheduling, ICAR-SBI has developed a handy and user-friendly electronic moisture–indicating device, named “Soil Moisture Indicator”.
The SMI device helps the farmers in deciding when to irrigate their fields and as a result there would be considerable saving of irrigation water.
          Expressing gratitude to those involved in the design & development of the device, he informed that the SMI technology was evolved with the active participation of farmers and sugar factory personnel across three agro-climatic zones of Tamil Nadu through the Farmers’ Participatory Action Research Project (FPARP).
          Explaining the mode of operation, he said that the sensor rods of SMI need to be inserted into the soil to a required depth to assess the soil moisture, which is indicated by glowing LEDs. Dr Bakshi Ram added that the device is suitable for use in agricultural farms as well as in potted plants.
          The institute has registered four designs of SMI, while a product patent is pending. Tech Source Solutions, a Bangalore based firm that has entered into a license agreement with ICAR-SBI has started marketing this device by pricing it at Rs.1200.00. Details are available in www.sugarcane.res.in and www.caneinfo.nic.in

Contact details of the manufacturer:
Tech Source Solutions
No 163, Rajeshwari Complex
2nd Floor, Above Karnataka Bank,
R V Road, Near Minerva Circle
Bangalore 560004

Phone: +91- 8792102264 / 9035067427