Dissemination of Nutrient Expert® Fertilizer Decision Support Tool for Wheat and Maize in Eastern India

A total of 24 KVKs across three states of this zone have conducted the NE® trial supported by IPNI. These KVKs are of Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal. The common experimental design for all implementing KVKs was:- (i) Group-I: Farmer’s practice; (ii) Group-II: Application of recommended dose of fertilizers; and (iii) Group-III: Application of fertilizer doses as per the NE® tools developed by IPNI. The trials were conducted on wheat (by 22 KVKs), though few trials were also carried out on maize (2 KVKs) during last Rabi season pre-dominantly under Rice-Wheat production system. The unique nature of this trial was that the individual farmer was provided with all the three technological options for his/ her plot(s). The data were collected for their further analysis in order of extension of the NE® for wheat/maize to be recommended for this zone.

IPNI-2014-IND-529

Overview

The present study was conducted in the eastern Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal in collaboration with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) - Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute. The project validates and disseminates the use of Nutrient Expert® (NE) Wheat at farmers' fields through Krishi Vigyan Kendra, the Extension system and last-mile delivery mechanism of ICAR. Read more

Year of initiation:2014

Year of completion:2016

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The study was conducted in the eastern Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal in collaboration with ICAR - Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute. The project validates and disseminates the Nutrient Expert® (NE) for wheat in farmers' fields through Krishi Vigyan Kendra, the Extension system and "last mile delivery" mechanism of ICAR.