0948 performance of sci crops during drought season 2009
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Performance of SCI Crops during Drought Season 2009 carried out by the People's Science Institute (PSI) in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, IndiaTRANSCRIPT
From report by People’s Science Institute, Dehradun, on SCI results
Trials with Wheat, Finger Millet and Kidney Beans
2006 2007 2008
Crop No. of farmers(ha area)
Conv. yield (t/ha)
SCI yield (t/ha)
No. of farmers(ha area)
Conv. yield (t/ha)
SCIyield (t/ha)
No. of farmers(ha area)
Conv. yield (t/ha)
SCI yield (t/ha)
Wheat (Irrig.)
Research Farm(5.0 )
1.6 2.2
(38%)
30
(0.224)
2.35 4.25
(81%)
557
(14.5)
2.44 4.8
(97%)
Wheat (Unirrig.)
- - - 19
(0.086)
1.55 2.5
(61%)
491
(6.7)
1.77 3.21
(81%)
Mandwa(finger millet)
5
(0.4)
1.4 2.0
(43%)
5
(0.40)
1.8 2.4
(33%)
43
(0.8)
1.5 2.4
(60%)
Rajma (kidney beans)
5
(0.4)
1.8 2.4
(33%)
5
(0.40)
1.4 2.0
(43%)
113
(2.26)
1.8 3.0
(67%)
SCI Adaptations for Black Gram and Soyabean
PracticeBlack Gram Soyabean
Conven. SCI Conven. SCI
Crop estab-lishment Direct seed sowing
Direct seed sowing
Direct seed sowing
Direct seed sowing
Wider and regular spacing
Broadcasting P to P: 25 cm R to R: 30 cm
Broadcasting P to P : 30 cmR to R : 30 cm
Single seedling / hill
- 1-2 seeds/ hill - 1-2 seeds/hill
Inter-cultivation(manual weedings)
1+ 2+ 1+ 2+
Organic matter Compost Cow dung + PAM*
Compost Cow dung +PAM*
*PAM: Panchgavya, Amritghol, Matkakhad
Black Gram : 314 farmers = 2.0 ha Soyabean : 77 farmers = 2.47 ha
Black Gram SoyabeanConv. SCI Conv. SCI
Average no. of pods /plant 19 28 35 56Average plant height (cm) 24.1 29.5 49.5 65.5Average no. of grains /pods 4 5 3 4Grain yield (T/ha) 1.4 2.2 2.8 3.6% increase in grain yield - +57% - +29%
Results with SCI for Black Gram and Soyabean during Kharif 2009
Practices Conven. SCI Crop estab-
lishmentDirect seed
sowing Direct seed
Sowing
Wider and regular spacing
Broadcasting P to P: 25 cm R to R: 30cm
Single seedling /hill
- 1-2 seeds/ hill
Inter-cultivation(manual weeding)
1+ 2+
Organic matter
Compost Compost +PAM*
SCI Adaptations Made for Kidney Beans
*PAM: Panchgavya, Amritghol, Matkakhad
Kidney Beans: 679 farmers = 14.01 ha
Particulars Conv. SCIAve. no. of pods/plant
34 56
Average plant height (cm)
163 205
Average no. of grains /pod
4 6
Grain yield (t/ha)
1.3 2.2
% increase in grain yield
- 69
Results of SCI Kidney Bean during Kharif 2009
Adaptations for SCI Sesame (Til ) Practices (n Conventional SCI
Crop estab-
lishment
Direct seed sowing
Direct seed sowing
Wider and regular spacing
Broadcasting P to P : 25 cmR to R : 25 cm
Single seedling /
hill
NA 1-2 seeds/hill
Inter- cultivation
1+ manual weeding
2+ manual weedings
Organic matter
Compost Cow dung + PAM*
* PAM: Panchgavya, Amritghol, Matkakhad
• Sesame: 22 farmers = 0.41 ha