0948 performance of sci crops during drought season 2009

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