Seventy-two farmers from six villages under Wokha were trained on ‘Soil test based nutrient management cum frontline demonstration (FLD) programme on garden pea’ at the two-day training-cum-demonstration held on September 27 and 28. Villages covered at the training were, Chukitong, Koio, New Wokha, Humtso, Wokha town area and Wokha.
Resource person Dr. Sanjay Kumar Ray, SMS (Soil Science) highlighted about the importance of soil test based nutrient management on soil health. Further he also conducted a demonstration programme on the technique of lime application and nutrient management.
A lecture on cultivation method of garden pea including seed rate, spacing, intercultural operation and pest management was delivered by Bendangla Imsong, SMS (Plant Breeding).
Bl. Mhalo Tungoe talks about the importance of frontline demonstration (FLD) at farmers field and highlighted on the economic value of double cropping as garden pea after rice for Wokha district. Programme Coordinator (PC) in-charge, KVK, Wokha, N. Khumdemo Ezung distributed agriculture inputs such as pea seeds, agriculture lime, phosphatic fertilizer, micronutrients and neem oil (insecticide) to the participants free of cost.
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