Front Line Demonstrations
Two thousand four hundred and ninteen demonstrations of 135 technologies were conducted during the period of 1997-2016. The technologies demonstrated on the farmer’s field were proven technologies suitable for the region. The crops included for the demonstrations were paddy, banana, perennial crops such as coconut, mango, pepper and vegetables such as amaranthus, cowpea, bitter gourd, bhindi, chilli etc.
FLDs 2015-16:
|
Sl.no |
Crop/ Enterprise |
Title of FLD |
No.of Demo. |
|
1 |
Paddy |
Demonstration on integrated management practices of weedy rice in Kollam district |
10 |
|
2 |
Banana |
Demonstration on Foliar application of Sampoorna KAU multimix in Banana |
5 |
|
3 |
Cowpea |
Demonstration on Foliar application of Sampoorna KAU multimix in Vegetable cowpea |
15 |
|
4 |
Cassava |
Demonstration on mosaic resistant variety of Cassava ‘Sree Swarna’ in Kollam district |
15 |
|
5 |
Okra |
Demonstration of open precision farming in okra |
3 |
|
6 |
Vegetables |
Demonstration of solanaceous vegetable grafts in Kollam district |
10 |
|
7 |
Okra |
Demonstration on okra hybrid Manjima in Kollam district |
10 |
|
8 |
Coconut |
Integrated crop management in coconut-KALPARAKSHA-3rd year (convergence with ATMA) |
20 |
|
9 |
Ericulture |
Demonstration of ericulture in tapioca for additional income 2nd year |
5 |
|
10 |
EFY |
Demonstration of Trichoderma against collar rot of elephant foot yam |
10 |
|
11 |
Banana |
Demonstration of Pseudomonas against leaf spot diseases in banana |
10 |
|
12 |
Banana |
Demonstration of banana blossom products |
5 |
|
Total |
123 |
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FLDs 2019-2020:
| Sl.no | Crop/ Enterprise | Title |
| 1 |
Banana |
Demonstration on non conventional soil ameliorants over lime in managing soil acidity in banana var Nendran (10 nos) |
| 2 | Pulses | Cluster FLD on pulses ( 25 ha) |
| 3 | Cowpea | FLD on black gram, green gram and grain cowpea ( Protein park) - 6ha |
| 4 | Okra | Demonstration of fertigation in okra |
| 5 | Ginger | Demonstration of IISR micronutrient mixture application in ginger for supplementing micronutrients |
| 6 | Yard long bean | Demonstration of high yielding yard long bean variety Arka Mangala in Kollam district |
| 7 | Demonstration of 4 row walking type transplanter in Kollam district | |
| 8 | Demonstration of Power Paddy Weeder in Kollam district | |
| 9 | Bitter gourad | Demonstration of soil test based nutrient management for pest and disease tolerance in Bitter gourd |
| 10 | Jack fruit | Demonstration of jack fruit flour as functional food in baked products |
| 11 | Mushroom | Demonstration of nutrition garden along with mushroom as a component through environmental clubs in schools |
| 12 | TANUVAS- Masti-Guard for prevention of common mastitis | |
| 13 | Low cost portable mini poultry brooder with package of practices for backyard poultry | |
| 14 | Estrous synchronization &AI in Goats |
