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Vedapuri Krishi Vigyan Kendra (VKVK), Thiruvannamalai District
 

Major Thrust Area

Sl. No.

Major crops and enterprises being practiced

Major problems identified

1

Paddy

Improper crop cultivation

Stress during planting

Imbalanced nutrition

Incidence of stem borer and leaf folder

2

Groundnut

Repeated use of own seeds

Imbalanced nutrition

Improper pest management

3

Sugarcane

Burning of trashes,

Poor soil fertility management

4

Black gram

Repeated use of own seeds

Imbalanced nutrition

5

Sesame

Repeated use of own seeds

Imbalanced nutrition

6

Field crops

Lack of knowledge on organic cultivation methods

7

Brinjal,  Chillies &
Tomato

Improper nutrition

Low seed germination with high seedling mortality

Cultivation of local varieties

Flower drop

Incidence of Shoot borer(brinjal)

Lack of organic addition

8

Bhendi

Poor quality fruits (Irregular, small)

Lack of awareness on women friendly equipments

9

Cucurbits(watermelon,
bitter gourd and snake gourd)

More no.of male flowers production

Lack of bio fertilizers and micro nutrients application

Imbalanced nutrition

Fruit cracking (watermelon)

Incidence of fruit fly

10

Vegetables

Lack of knowledge on organic cultivation  & advanced production techniques

11

Calf

Calf mortality

12

Cow

Anoestrus in dairy cows

Low productivity of dairy cattle

Lack of veterinary services in rural areas

13

Sheep

Helminthic parasitic diseases

Loss due to sheep mortality

14

Backyard poultry

Low productivity of country bird

15

Kapok

Low productivity per unit area

16

Casuarina

Low productivity and remuneration per unit area

17

Jatropha

Low productivity

 
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