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100% SEED TREATMENT CAMPAIGN - RABI 2007. Launching of seed treatment machine in Kota by Shri Prabhulal Saini, Minister of Agriculture and Cooperative, Govt. of Rajasthan.
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Launching of seed treatment machine in Kota by Shri Prabhulal Saini, Minister of Agriculture and Cooperative, Govt. of Rajasthan
Farmer meeting conducted during the launching of seed treatment machine and Shri Prabhulal Saini, Minister of Agriculture and Cooperative, Govt. of Rajasthan, addressing soybean farmers at Kota
INDUSTRY - PROMOTION OF SEED TREATMENT SEED TREATING MACHINES FOR GROUNDNUT & SOYBEAN
Treated Untreated SEED TREATMENT : ADVANTAGES • Protects germinating seeds and seedlings against soil and • seed borne pathogens/insects. • Seed germination enhancement. Treated soybean crop
SEED TREATMENT : ADVANTAGES • Early and uniform establishment and growth • Enhances nodulation in legume crop. • Better than soil and foliar application. • Uniform crop stand, even in adverse conditions (less/high moisture) Ground nut
Maize TREATED UNTREATED Seed rate 5 Kg./ acre Cruiser 5gm /acre water volume 10 ml /kg.seed
Pearl millet - Excellent Plant Stand & Growth in Gaucho Treated Plot Untreated Gaucho treated
Area sown (lakh ha.) UP 0.8 Guj 0.51 Chat 0.41 Raj 7.44 Mah 25.29
Area sown (lakh ha.) UP 59.03 Guj 6.93 Chat 37.24 Pun 26.21 WB 42.86 Bihar 32.38 Mah 14.50
Area sown (lakh ha.) UP 8.84 Guj 9.37 Raj 48.79 Maha 14.55
Area Sown (lakh ha.) UP 3.87 Guj 1.12 Chhat 0.19 Bihar 0.20 Raj 1.44 Mah 3.87
Area sown (lakh ha.) UP 0.39 Gujarat 2.07 Chhatisgarh 0.99 Bihar 0.60 Raj 9.11 Mah 6.44
Area sown (lakh ha.) UP 3.63 Guj 2.80 Chhat 1.08 Mah 11.07 WBl 0.03 Bihar 0.61
Area sown (lakh ha.) UP 1.04 Gujarat 16.62 Chhatisgarh 0.52 Punjab 0.84 Rajasthan 3.06 Maharashtra 3.10
Be watchful about ? • Seed supplied by State agencies is always treated ? • Right chemical ? • Right quantity ? • Right method ? • Pesticide supplied in a pouch along with the seed always used for treatment? • Quality ? • Label prescription ? • Seed treatment need to be done just before sowing? • Pesticide be given as separate pouch, so that if the seed is not used for sowing, the same can be consumed !
Campaign during Rabi • Crops selected • Wheat, Gram, Mustard, Sugarcane, Sunflower, Pulses, Paddy, Potato • Convene the coordination meetings at State / district level • Extensive use of publicity material both print and mass media • Industry can have demonstration plots in association with KVKs • Effective use of Mass-media and advertise in audio / video / print media
Campaign during Rabi • Symbolic launching of campaign by the VIPs for publicity • Extensive use of ATMAs • Effective involvement of Seed industry • Arranging seed treatment machines in every village • Effective use of KCC • Use of all govt agencies for the campaign
Our Mission is; Food Security through 100% seed treatment (Do not sow without seed treatment)
Quality Control of pesticides • Preventive Assurance Mechanism • Ensure minimum infrastructure in manufacturing units • ISO certified processing • Risk based quality analysis • ABCD analysis and plan for drawing of samples • Source sampling • Strengthening quality testing infrastructure • More SPTLs • Technical personnel positioning • NABL accreditation • Timely penal action • Corruption control