NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RABI

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NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RABI 2005 DAC
ICAR INTERFACE ISSUES STRATEGIES FOR
ENHANCING PRODUCTION OF RABI CROPS
AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE COOPERATION MINISTRY OF
AGRICULTURE
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CROP SPECIFIC ISSUES AND STRATEGY
WHEAT AND BARLEY Productivity Enhancement
Impact of rising temperature imbalanced use of
Fertilizer

• Timely sowings in rice - wheat system
• Adopt Resource Conservation Technologies -
  Zero till seed drill, Raised Bed Planting -
  raised seed bed planter
• Adopt INM and supplement with micronutrients
• Promote improved durum wheat varieties (export)
• Promote high malt barely varieties

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Promote high temperature - tolerant wheat
varieties
States / Regions Varieties
Eastern U.P., Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal, Assam NE States K 9107, HD 2824, MP 4010, K 8962, HD 2693, HP 1744, K 9465, NW 1014, DBW 14, NW 2036
Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Western U.P., JK, H.P., Uttranchal PBW 393, PBW 502, Raj 3765, UP 2425, PBW 373, UP 2338, Raj 3077
Maharashtra Karnataka DWR 162, GW 322, NIAW 34
M.P., Rajasthan, Gujarat GW 190, GW 273, Raj 4037, GW 173, DL 803-3, DL 788-2
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• Promote high Malt Content Barley Varieties

• BC 473 Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, U.P., Bihar
  Jharkhand
• RD 2503 Haryana, Rajasthan Western U.P.
• K 551 Eastern U.P., Bihar Jharkhand
• DL 88 Maharashtra Karnataka
• DWR 28 Haryana, Rajasthan Western U.P.
• Location specific other varieties for Hill and
  Plain areas

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RABI JOWAR AND MAIZE
Jowar

• Early / timely planting to maximise the advantage
  of residual soil moisture and avoid shootfly
  damage.
• Maintain optimum plant stand- 1,35,000 plants /ha
  under rainfed and 1,50,000 plant / ha under
  irrigated condition.
• Promote CSH15R, 19R hybrids for deep soils,
  irrigated areas and other improved hybrids.

Maize

• Promote full season hybrids for Rabi.
• Popularize single cross hybrids for higher
  returns.
• Encourage intercropping of mustard, chickpea,
  potato, green pea in maize to maximise the
  returns.

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GRAM

• Timely planting to take advantage of residual
  soil moisture under rainfed conditions.
• Accelerating adoption of area specific disease
  resistant/tolerant varieties specially for wilt.
• Apply 20 25 kg / ha sulphur and
  micro-nutrients as per indications of deficiency
  in soils.
• Providing one life saving irrigation at
  flowering/podding stage yield advantage 20 to
  30
• Adopt IPM against Helicoverpa, wilt and blight.
• Promote short duration (75 to 80 days) varieties
  in Southern States.

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RAPESEED / MUSTARD

• Timely planting to avoid menace of abhids
• Encouraging the use of sulphur 20 to 25
  yield advantage
• Promote intercropping of mustard with gram,
  Lentil, Pea, linseed etc.
• Promote short duration mustard variety JD-6 and
  Pusa Agrani in rice fallows of Eastern States

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SUNFLOWER / LINSEED / SAFFLOWER

• Promote sunflower hybrids in spring season in
  northern States Punjab, Haryana, UP, Bihar,
  West Bengal, Orissa
• Popularize double purpose (seed fibre)
  improved varieties of linseed in rice fallows
• Promote thornless varieties of safflower

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BORO RICE

• Adopt the Shallow Tubewell Model of Assam for
  water availability
• Precise varietal choice coupled with INM
  area-wise to enhance productivity
• Timely transplanting to maximize yield.

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• Improved rice varieties / hybrids for Boro
  cultivation

States Varieties
West Bengal IR 36, IR 64, PHB 71, KRH 2, CNRH 3, DRRH 2
Bihar Pusa 2-21, Pusa 33, Prabhat, IR 64
Tripura TRC Boro Dhan 1, KRH 2, DRRH 1, DRRH 2
Orissa Lalat, Parijat, Khandagiri, PHB 71
Meghalaya IR 36, Megha Rice 1 2
East U.P. NDR 97, NDR 359, Gautam, DRRH 2
Assam Mahsuri, Krishna, Hanra, Joymoti, Vishnu Prasad, Jyothi Prasad
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AREA EXPANSION OF RABI PULSES OPPORTUNITIES

• Intercropping of chickpea and lentil with other
  crops in Central India
• Introduce lentil and chick pea in rice fallows
  in Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, WB, Orissa, East
  M.P., parts of A.P., Karnataka in residual /
  moisture
• Urdbean / Mungbean in rice fallows in coastal
  areas of AP, TN, Karnataka and Kerala

Adopt On farm seed priming and Rapid Minimum
Tillage by zero till seed drill
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GENERAL TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE

• Use of ridges, furrows, or broadbeds for
  raising crops promote implements.
• Avoid loss to seedlings due to mortality Adopt
  seed treatment.
• Add lime in acidic soils of Eastern NE States
  to harness the full potential.
• Promote IPM for management of insect pests and
  diseases
• Enhance the efficiency of available water
  through appropriate techniques like sprinkler
  and drip appropriate planting methods and
  scheduling of irrigation.

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SEED PRODUCTION

• Accelerate seed production of new varieties
  and hybrids as per proposed new systems.
• District level recommendation of varieties of
  different crops and indents accordingly.
• Special seed production plan for varieties
  with specific characteristics i.e malt quality
  Barley, High protein maize and improved oil
  quality mustard etc. to meet specific demand
  industry
• Assessment of requirement of seed may be linked
  with targeted crop diversification.

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Other Issues

• Research on hybrids of oilseeds and pulses needs
  to be accelerated to meet the location specific
  demands of the farmers
• Newer technology of production such as polythene
  mulching in groundnut may be popularized on
  priority
• Promotion of fodder cultivation in wastelands
  especially in the States of Rajasthan and Gujarat
  - Short term and long term measures may be
  initiated to utilize the wastelands
• Appropriate policy for long term leasing of water
  bodies for promotion of inland aquaculture
• Information on location specific suitability of
  verities / hybrids for different States may be
  made available on internet.

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Nutrient (NPK) Usage (2002) Distortion leading
to stagnation
States Nutrient (NPK) Usage (kg/ha) NPK Ratio (Ideal Ratio 421)
Punjab 175 35 9.4 1
Haryana 153 75 24 1
UP 127 16.3 5 1
AP 128 5 2 1
Orissa 34 4.4 1.5 1
Maharastra 74 4.2 2 1
West Bengal 122 2.1 1.3 1
Tamil Nadu 114 2.4 0.9 1

All India
In 2003-04 36 m tons Product/Fertilizer 18.6
m tons Nutrient (NPK)
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TRANSFER TECHNOLOGY GAP EXPLOIT THE EXISTING
POTENTIAL
(Yield in tonnes/ha)
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THANK YOU