Training on Sugarcane Cultivation
The Mera Gaon , Mera Gaurav team (MGMG : Team-9) from ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, conducted a training programme on ‘Sugarcane cultivation’ in A.S.Kulam village, near Idigarai, Coimbatore district on 19 August 2021.
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| Joint Director of Agriculture, Coimbatore district and staff of State Agriculture Department with the scientists of ICAR-SBI |
Four scientists from the
Institute viz., Dr. P. Govindaraj, Principal Scientist, Dr. D. Puthira Prathap,
Principal Scientist, Dr. T. Ramasubramanian, Principal Scientist and Dr. P.
Geetha, Scientist conducted the training, which was organized as part of ATMA
(Agricultural Technology Management Agency) of Sarkar Samakulam block.
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| ICAR-SBI scientists interacting with a sugarcane farmer in A.S.Kulam, near Idigarai, Coimbatore |
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| Introducing new cane varieties: ICAR-SBI scientists conducting a training on sugarcane
cultivation |
The team also
visited the sugarcane fields and offered advisories to the farmers. Samples of recently
released sugarcane varieties viz.,
Co 11015, Co 12009, Co 0212 and Co 09004 were displayed and
a demonstration of the Institute – developed Soil Moisture Indicator (SMI) was organized.
Extension literature on sugarcane cultivation, SMI and parthenium management
were distributed during the training.
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| Demonstration of the Institute-developed Soil Moisture Indicator |