Training programme on grassy weed managment

The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU),Coimbatore Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Tindivanam in Villupuram District and the Salem branch of New Delhi based Dhanuka Agritech Limited organized a field day cum farmers training programme on grassy weeds management.

The training was on using Targa Super Herbicide (5 per cent EC Technology) on pulse crops.

Pulses, particularly such as blackgram are predominantly cultivated in Rabi season in Villupuram and Cuddalore Districts at KVK Tindivanam.

Field visits

Farmers were taken to the blackgram fields in the KVK farm and shown how the difference between herbicide sprayed field (to control grassy weeds), compared with the nearby unsprayed control, where the main blackgram crop was not visible due to heavy weed growth.

The farmers were informed about the various schemes and support given by the State Agriculture Department to increase pulses growing area and production to farmers.

“The need of the hour was to increase the per hectare productivity of pulses by adopting the crop improvement technologies developed by the University,” said Dr.N. Sathiah, Professor and Head, KVK .

Detailed information

A detailed information session about Targa super herbicide, dose per acre, mode of action, time and stages of application and recommended crops was also conducted for the them.

Clarifications regarding rain fastness, effects on succeeding crops and packing availability were done, followed by presentations on importance of seed treatment wetting agent, pest management and mechanisation in pulse crops.

More than 100 farmers from in and around Tindivanam participated in the training programme.