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PREFACE
Publication
November 2007
1st Reprint
July 2012
Financial Support
Cover photograph
Cover design
Typesetting
S. Ramesh
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Chennai
July 2012
K. Vijayalakshmi
Research Director
INTRODUC1
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(Chickpea)
A Brief Profile
Objectives
The Centre for Indian Knowledge Systems is an
organisation devoted to exploring and developing the
contemporary relevance and applications of traditional
Indian knowledge systems with the focus areas being
agriculture and health care. Our aim is to strengthen and
revitalize indigenous sciences and practices.
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Activities
Some of the major programmes of the centre are:
Action Research and Training Programmes on
1.
Farmyard Manure
The waste of cattle, goat and pig are generally used as farmyard
manure. All the nutrients required by the plants are present in
small quantities in this manure. They remain in the soil for
long periods and produce good results.
Method of Use
Nearly 57 tractor loads of farmyard manure should be applied
for one acre, When farmyard ma rure is allowed to remain in
the soil for long periods, there are chances for more than 50%
of the nutrients to get wasted due to soil erosion and high
temperature. Hence, the manure should be applied and
ploughed into the soil on the same day. When it is not possible
to use it on the same day, the manure should be kept covered
and water should be sprinkled.
2.
Biofertilisers
Method of Application
Biofertilisers can be applied to the plants in four different ways.
a)
b)
Use in Nursery
c)
d)
a.
Azolla
Abo 2 kg of an nitrog n fix rig biofertiliser (Azospirillum /
cetobacter) and 2 kg i pl phuius fixing Phosphobactria
are mixed with 25 kg of farm ard manure or compost and then
added to the soil on tI r da of sowing or a day before sowing.
The cost of ad
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Yield increases.
3.
Modified Panchagavya
Materials Required
Method of Application
Cow dung
5 kg
Cows urine
3 litres
Ghee
Cows Milk
Curd
ilitre
2 litres
Tender coconut
3 litres
3 litres (or) 1 kg
Yellow plantain
Method of Preparation
water or can also be used for direct spraying. For use along
with irrigation water, 300 litres of this extract is required for
nne acre of the crop. For foliar spraying, 10 litres is required
per acre of the crop. This improves the soil fertility and gives
good yield.
5,
Green Manure
Amirthakaraisal
Materials required
Fresh cow dung
10 kg
Cows urine
10 litres
Jaggery
250 gm
Water
100 litres
6.
Method of preparation
The above mentioned ingredients should be added to a cement
tank and mixed well. The extract would be ready for use the
next day. 10% of this extract can be used along with irrigation
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Cake
40 kg / acre
25 kg / acre
60 kg / acre
100 kg / acre
25 kg / acre
50 kg / acre
Groundnut cake
40 kg/acne
25kg /acre
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8.
Application of Silt
Crop Rotation
Samba
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Counter ploughing.
Growing trees
(July Dec.)
Navarai
(Dec March)
(April June)
Paddy
Black gram
Sesame
Paddy
Ground nut
Paddy
Paddy
Cottor
Paddy
Vegetables
Green manure
crops (for seeds)
Sornavari
Types of Composting
There are two main types of composting namely
a.
Vermicompost
b.
Biodung compost
a.
Vermicompost
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b. Biodung Compost
Land Selection
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