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Dry Farming Research Station, |
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Year of Establishment : 1965-66 |
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Introduction: |
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Dry Farming Research Station Ratia is working as a sub centre of main Dry Farming Research Station Targhadia. this region called ghed area. oftenhevily flooded due to heavy flood in OZAT & BHADER rivers. owing to flood the soil of this area remained submerged during the month of July & August in this situation. The kharif sowing is not possible there for the sowing is carried out as a semi rabi season.
Faculty Information :
Agro-Climatic Information of the Centre:
infrastructure :
(A) Farm Land :
(B) Farm Machinery :
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Mandate : |
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1. To strengthening the cotton Research work, to develop improved cotton varieties for the Respective regions to study the problem of cotton cultivation.
2. The main object of this station is to find out suitable varieties and agronomical practices of crop of this region.
3. This Research Station is also conducting the trial on sorghum and cotton under the technical guidance of the research scientist ( sorghum and cotton) Surat.
4. This Research Station is working as a sub Centre of Dry Farming Research Station under the technical control of the Research Scientist (Dry Farming), Junagadh Agriculture University, Targhadia.
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Objectives :
1. Research and improvement in Dry Farming crops..
Research Activities :
* Effect of mulching on rainfedCastor at Ratia.
* Eveluation of diff. inter cropping system at Ratia.
* Effect of NP fertilization on yield of castor under conserved soil moisture in Ghed region.
* Effect of NP fertilization on yield of sorghum under conserved soil moisture in Ghed region.
* Effect of different seed containers and seed treatments on viability and vigour of sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench].
* Effect of mulching on different cultivars of Castor under conserved soil moisture condition of Ghed area.
* Evaluation of Castor + Green gram intercropping system under various row spacing and nitrogen levels.
* Large scale varietal trial on grain Sorghum-( Kharif ) 2022-23
* Large scale varietal trial on grain Sorghum-( Rabi ) 2022-23
Research Recommendations made for the farmers :
1. The farmers of North Saurashtra Agro climatic zone growing castor under conserved soil moisture are advised to sow the castor at 120 cm X 60 cm for getting higher yield and net income.
Achievements :
Crop Production 2014 – 20
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Transfer of Technologies / Extension Activities : |
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The Technology developed at this research station is being discriminated to the various extension agencies, N.G.O’s farmers and students in the following ways.
1. Participating in the ‘KrushiMela’, farmers days and Agril. Exhibition organized by University or other agencies.
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Future Outlook : |
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1. Cotton sorghum and gram are the major crops of the costal ghed region of the south saurashtrauptil now no research has been concentrated on these crops, hence there is need to concentr ate research on agronomic requirement for these crops.
2. There is a greater possibility for the introduction of new crops like castor, sesamum, sunflower, soyabeen, pegeonpea etc. hence is need to concentrate research on these crops.
3. Soil moisture is a limiting factor for crop production, hence the work should be concentrated to develop suitable technologies for in - situ moisture conservation with the help of mulch and with the adoption of contour cultivation practices.
4. Cotton, Jowar and chickpea are important crops of Ghed area, there is need to develop sault Resistant varieties in these crops.
5. There is need to concentrate work on tillage i.e. frequency and depth of tillage.
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:: Contact ::
Dr. P. S. Gorfad
Assistant Research Scientist
Dry Farming Research Centre
Junagadh Agricultural University
Ratia (Ghed)-360576
D&T Porbandar Gujarat
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