OFT
On farm trial is an approach of adaptive research conducted on farmers’ field within their framing system perspective in their active participation and under their management. The objective of OFT is to develop technologies which might help solve problems of group of farmers in a defined study area.
The details of ongoing On farm trial (OFT) during the year 2022-23 are as below:
Sr. No. | Crop/ Enterprise | Title of OFT | Technology/ Variety | Place | Area (ha.) | Participants |
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1 | Pigeon pea | Performance of Pigeon pea var. BDN-1341 in Solapur district | Varietal performance of Pigeon pea var. BDN-1341 | Mohol, Pokharapur, Tal. Mohol, Anjangaon (Kh.), Tal. Madha | 6 | 15 |
2 | Sorghum | To study efficacy of Improved Multi-purpose Semolina Grinding Machine for Sorghum | Multi-purpose Semolina Grinding Machine- IIMR Hyderabad | Aashti, Tal- Mohol & Ujani, Tal- Madha | - | 15 |
3 | Pomegranate | Minimally Processed Ready to Eat (RTE) Pomegranate Arils | Post Harvest Management | Shevate, Tal. Pandharpur | - | 15 |
4 | Onion | Management of thrips in onion | Phule Metarhizium | Shetfal, Tal. Mohol | - | 15 |
5 | Livestock | Assessment of fungal bio-control agents against ectoparasites (ticks and magots) | Metarhizium anasoplie | Solankarwadi, Tal. Madha | - | 15 |
6 | Wheat | To assess the feasibility of STCR equation on yield of Wheat | STCR equation | Vijaywadi, Tal. Malshiras | 6 | 15 |
7 | Sorghum | Integrated Cropping practices in Rabi Sorghum | Nutrient management | Phadtari, Tal. Malshiras | 6 | 15 |
8 | Chickpea | Performance of chickpea var. Phule Vikrant (Phule G 0405) with var. Phule Vikram | Improved variety chickpea var. Phule Vikrant (Phule G 0405) | Dhanore, Solankarwadi, Tal. Madha, | 6 | 15 |