Wednesday, Mar 23, 2005
Wednesday, Mar 23, 2005 |
| Andhra Pradesh | ||||
|
News:
Front Page |
National |
Tamil Nadu |
Andhra Pradesh |
Karnataka |
Kerala |
New Delhi |
Other States |
International |
Opinion |
Business |
Sport |
Miscellaneous |
Engagements |
Advts: Classifieds | Employment | Andhra Pradesh
By Our Staff Reporter
KURNOOL, MARCH 22. The Agriculture Department is making serious efforts to introduce soybean in Kurnool district in the kharif season as part of its crop shift plan. The area under sunflower has crossed two lakh hectares in the district and the yield is also gradually declining because of the mono-cropping effect. The Principal Scientist of DAATT centre, G. Narasimha Rao, said the yield of sunflower in the last two kharif seasons was around two quintals per acre because of moisture stress and pests on account of mono-cropping. The soils also showed signs of nutrient depletion as sunflower absorbs more nutrients from the soil.
Promising crop
The suitable alternative crop to sunflower is soybean, which improves soil texture besides providing a stable income to farmers. Because of its multi-utility, the prices of soybean are more or less stable. Also, soybean would be attractive to farmers because of its short duration. The crop was not adopted in the district because of problems on the marketing front. The commodity can be sold only at Adilabad in the State.
Printer friendly
page
News:
Front Page |
National |
Tamil Nadu |
Andhra Pradesh |
Karnataka |
Kerala |
New Delhi |
Other States |
International |
Opinion |
Business |
Sport |
Miscellaneous |
Engagements |
|
|
|
The Hindu Group: Home | About Us | Copyright | Archives | Contacts | Subscription Group Sites: The Hindu | Business Line | The Sportstar | Frontline | The Hindu eBooks | The Hindu Images | Home |
Copyright © 2005, The
Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of
this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of
The Hindu
|
