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The methods to trace white stem borer-affected plants demonstrated Officials urge the growers to procure seeds from Board YERCAUD: The Coffee Board organised a mass contact programme with the objective to study the condition of coffee plantations and identify problems, provide guidance and transfer new technologies to the field to increase the productivity. The programme was conducted in Thalasolai, Vazhavanthi and Kottachedu villages. Three teams, each comprising experts, visited the plantations as a part of the programme. Team members provided the reports of soil analysis, which was conducted by the board earlier, with recommendations on soil and nutrition management to the growers, a press release said. They explained the importance of timely adoption of cultural practices with a scientific approach to improve the productivity. They also asked the growers to apply fertilizers as per the soil analysis report. The methods to trace the white stem borer-affected plants and integrated pest management techniques were demonstrated for the growers, the release said. The need for cultivation of inter-crops such as pepper and kamala orange to improve the income and adoption of water management methods was also highlighted. Officials urged the growers to procure seeds from the Coffee Board. The board also organised a seminar on coffee at Yercaud as a part of the programme. Inaugurating the seminar, Joint Director (Extension), Kalpetta, K. Annapurnaiah, advised the growers to strictly follow the advices of scientists to improve the productivity levels. Deputy Director (Extension), Coimbatore, N. Rangaswamy Reddy highlighted various schemes implemented by the board for the benefit of growers. In the technical sessions, scientists from Regional Coffee Research Station, Thandigudi, spoke on the integrated management of white stem borer and coffee berry borer. They also spoke on the coffee varieties suitable for Shevaroy’s Hills. Deputy Director (Research) P.K. Vinod Kumar and Senior Liaison Officer, Yercaud, U. Gopala Krishna, also spoke. About 200 coffee growers attended the programme.
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