Krishi Vigyan Kendra Srinagar adopted two villages namely village Dardkhover Dara zone Harwan and Maloora Mujigund zone Qamarwari having both different topography and different agricultural activities. Both the villages agriculture based economy. Village Maloora is involved in commercial cultivation of vegetables and in Dardkhover village there are multiple agriculture/horticulture activities like cultivation of paddy, maize, fodders and fruits like apple, cherry, pear, apiculture including sheep, goat and dairy.
Read more: Agro-Ecosystem analysis of the focus/target area-II
Thematic Area |
Existing Practice |
Recommended Practice |
Interventions |
Seed |
China 1039 |
Jehlum |
FLDs/Demo's/ Awareness Campaigns |
Nursery Management |
Traditional/Unprotected Nurseries |
Protected Nurseries |
Demo's/ Awareness Campaigns |
Nutrient Management |
Blanket recommendations of NPK |
Soil Test based doses of NPK |
Trainings/Awareness Programmes |
Crop Geometry |
Low spacing and more no. of plants/hill |
15*15 cms 3 plants/hill |
Crop Demos/ Awareness Programmes |
Weed Management |
Unbalanced doses of weedicides, |
Recommended doses of weedicides |
Trainings/Demos |
Plant Protection |
Incidence of Insects/Pests/Diseases |
IPM/IDM |
Trainings/Awareness Programmes |
Average Yield |
40 q/ha |
60 q/ha |
Trainings/Awareness Programmes/Demos |
List of Location Specific Training Needs