PAU- Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Hoshiarpur organizes training on sesame cultivation

 PAU- Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Hoshiarpur organizes training on sesame cultivation

Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Hoshiarpur/Daljeet Ajnoha/June 27

 under the aegis of Directorate of Extension Education, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana and ICAR- Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Zone-I, Ludhiana organized a training programme on sesame cultivation under cluster frontline demonstrations at village Bachhohi on 27-6-2024 to promote improved crop cultivation and plant protection practices for sesame and for further promotion of sesame cultivation in the district.

Dr. Maninder Singh Bons, Associate Director (Training), KVK Hoshiarpur while addressing the farmers and farmwomen, discussed about the purpose of the cluster frontline demonstrations on sesame crop and gave a detailed account of the recommended cultivation practices, nutrient and pest management regarding the sesame variety, Punjab Til No. 2. He also said that this variety has profuse branching and dense capsule bearing. It matures in about 90 days and yields 2.8 quintals per acre. 

KVK Hoshiarpur experts- Dr. Parminder Singh, Associate Professor (Animal Science), Dr. Prabhjot Kaur, Assistant Professor (Plant Protection) and Dr. Karamvir Singh Garcha, Assistant Professor (Vegetable Science), addressed the farmers regarding seasonal management of dairy animals and the use of mineral mixture, uromin licks & byepass fat, integrated pest management in fruits & vegetables and cultivation of summer vegetables & integrated nutrition gardening.

On this occasion, seed of sesame and PAU literature was provided to the farmers for the conduct of demonstrations and soil sampling of demonstration plots was also carried out