ASSAM AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITYJORHAT-785013

ASSAM

RKVY- TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASING, 2010-11(Participatory Seed production)

Crop : Sali paddy (Var.

Ranjit)

Area : 1100 ha

Participating KVK : 11

Participating Farmer: 1928

Seed produced : 6000 MT

Technology Showcasing at Jorhat

Field Day under Technology showcasing

NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY MISSION

PARTICULARS AREA PRODUCTION

FOUNDATION SEED PRODUCTION OF SUMMER RICE (JAYMOTI, KANAKLOTA, SWARNABH IN RARS AND KVKS (11)

42 ha

150 q

DEVELOPMENT OF HYBRID RICEVARIETY

IN PROGRESS AT TWO STATIONS varieties identified- NK5251, Arize6444, DRR2 and Rajlaksmi

Third party monitoring and evaluation covering 13 districts

Report submitted

KHARIF, 2011-12

RKVY - TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASING (Participatory seed production)

Crop: Sali paddy (Var. Ranjit, Mahsuri and Ketekijaha)

Area : 1200 ha (in 12 districts)

Crop is being harvested

BGREI, 2011-12PROGRAMME AREA

(HA)PROGRESS

DEMONSTRATION ON SALI PADDY

15 ON GOING

DEMONSTRATION ON BLACK GRAM

15 ON GOING

TAKEN UP IN ONE RARS AND TWO KVKS

The present area under pulses 1.19 lakh ha, Additional 1 lakh ha to be brought under pulses

The present productivity of pulses 560 kg/ha which is to be increased by 40% (i.e. 784 kg/ha)

Pulses

Present area : 2.76 lakh ha

Productivity : 529 kg/ha

Additional 1 lakh ha can be brought under oilseeds

Productivity to be enhanced to 1 tonne/ha

Oilseeds

PROGRAMME AREA (HA)

STATUS

PARTICIPATORY SEED PRODUCTION OF TORIA (Var. TS-36/TS-38/TS46)

300 ON GOING

PARTICIAPTORY SEED PRODUCTION OF LENTIL (Var. Noorie)

200 ON GOING

TAKEN UP UNDER RKVY, 2011-12

PREPAREDNESS FOR RABI, 2011-12

Strategies for wheat productionShort duration high yielding variety with

resistance to pre-harvest sprouting 2 lines - recorded 97% resistant to PHS8 lines - recoded 80-90% resistant to PHS

Post-harvest handling - mechanical threshing

Irrigation

Low cost seed storage

Parentage: RAJ 3765 / PBW 343 Special Features: Maturity : Early (100-105 days)Yield (irrigated) : High (30-35 q/ha)Protein Content : 11.6%Threshability : Easy Chapati quality : Good Disease reaction : Tolerant to Leaf Blight

Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)Wheat variety

DBW 14

Parentage: Lira‘S’/HUW 206//Toni/Parula

Special Features: Maturity : Early (105-110 days)Yield (irrigated) : High (25-30 q/ha)Protein Content : 12.1%Threshability : Easy Chapati quality : Good Disease reaction : Tolerant to Leaf Blight

Wheat variety

HUW 468

Status of fund mobilizationPLAN/PROGRAMME

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12

RKVY- infrastructure development, seed and planting material production

1000.00

500.0 1300.0

1050.O

NFSM- seed production

- 22.20 23.0

Rupees in lakh

Kharif Plan of Rice for 2012-13

Plan for Modern HYV Rice

Land Coverage = 10.0 lakh ha

Approx. 41500 ha × 24 districts

Seed required :

AAU’s share : 5000 ton

State’s share : 35000 ton

Land per district :

40000 ton

5 blocks per district @ 8200 ha each (Approx.)

Varieties : Bahadur, Ranjit, Kanaklata, Gitesh etc.

Targeted production : 50 lakh ton (@ 5 t/ha)

Plan for Hybrid Rice

Land Coverage = 1.5 lakh ha

11500 ha × 13 districts

Seed required :

To be procured : 1500 ton

Land per district :

1500 ton

5 blocks per district @ 2300 ha each (Approx)

Varieties : Arize 6444 etc. Targeted production : 6 lakh ton (@ 6

t/ha)

Plan for Aromatic Rice

7500 ha × 20 districts

Seed required :

To be collected : 6000 ton

Land per district :

6000 ton

5 blocks per district @ 1500 ha each (Approx)

Varieties : Keteki, Bakul Joha etc Targeted production : 3.75 lakh ton

(@ 2.5 t/ha)

Land Coverage = 1.5 lakh ha

Plan for Glutinous Rice

2800 ha × 20 districts

Seed required :

To be collected : 2000 ton

Land per district :

2000 ton

5 blocks per district @ 570 ha each

Varieties : Aghoni, Bhogali etc. Targeted production : 1.7 lakh ton (@

3.0 t/ha)

Land Coverage = 0.57 lakh ha