21-DAY WINTER SCHOOL CONCLUDES AT PAU
Author(s): City Air NewsLudhiana, December 1, 2016: An ICAR sponsored 21-day winter school on “Advances in Micro irrigation, Fertigation and Protected Cultivation for Improving Water and Nutrient Use Efficiency” concluded at the Punjab...
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Dec 2, 2016 10:30
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Ludhiana, December 1, 2016: An ICAR sponsored 21-day winter school on “Advances in Micro irrigation, Fertigation and Protected Cultivation for Improving Water and Nutrient Use Efficiency” concluded at the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU). The Department of Soil and Water Engineering, PAU, conducted the programme, in which 24 scientists from across the country participated.
The Chief Guest, Dr Neelam Grewal, Dean, Postgraduate Studies, PAU, highlighted the need for micro irrigation in protected cultivation as the natural resources were depleting. "This course would go a long way in benefiting farmers, starting new horizon and providing good environment for research in related subjects throughout India," she observed.
Dr Rajan Aggarwal, Head of the department and the Course Director, said the scientists were given hands-on-training in micro irrigation design, and installation and use of different instruments. Besides, the designs of greenhouse, soilless cultivation in protected structures, drip irrigation and fertigation scheduling, doses and frequency were covered along with agronomical, agrometeorological, pathological, entomological and soil science related aspects, he told. For field visits, scientists were taken to solar powered micro irrigation system project at Hajipur (Talwara); Centre of Excellence on Utilization of Brackish Water for Fruit and Vegetable Production in South–Western Punjab at PAU Regional Research Station, Bathinda; and Centre of Excellence on Vegetable Production in Poly Houses at Kartapur, he added.
Dr Nilesh Biwalkar, Assistant Professor and Dr Angrej Singh, Assistant Agronomist were the Course Coordinators for this winter school.
The Member of the Core Committee, Dr Rakesh Sharda said, “More crop per drop should be adopted by each and every farmer of the nation to conserve the natural resources.”
Dr K.G. Singh, Member of the Core Committee, said the new soilless technique ‘hydroponics’ is very useful and productive for vegetable production under controlled environment. Later, he proposed the vote of thanks.
