AAU-Zonal Research Station, Shillongani

Jute

1.     Integrated
pest and disease management module for olitorius
jute:

-       
Soil application of Trichoderma viride @ 2.5 kg/ha  (mixed with 150 kg of FYM, covered with moist
gunny bag and incubated for 48 hours in shade) in soil at the time of sowing

-       
Manual weeding at 3-4
weeks after sowing

-       
Hand picking and
destruction of egg masses and larvae of hairy caterpillar

-       
Erection of bamboo
perches @ 40 nos./ha

-       
Two sprays of neem oil @
4 ml/l water at 2^nd week of June and 1^st week of July.

One spray of recommended insecticide if necessary

2.    
Management of Macrophomina  phaseolina induced disease complex in
jute: The combination of fungicide molecules (azoxystrobin and
difenoconazole)   applied as Seed
treatment @ 1.0 ml/kg seed followed by spray @ 0.075 % at 40-45 days of crop
age is suitable for  management  of Macrophomina  phaseolina induced disease complex in
jute.

3.    
Chlorantraniliprole 18.5 SC @ 0.3
ml/l or Lamda cyahalothirin 5 EC @ 0.6 ml/l water is recommended for control of
lepidopteran pests in jute.

Greengram and Blackgram

4.    
For weed management in green gram
and black gram, application of Pendimethalin @ 1.0 kg/ha as pre-emergence.

5.    
For profitable green gram-wheat crop sequence, the following package of
practices:

§  Seed
inoculation in green gram with rhizobium @ 50 g/kg seed and PSB @ 50 g/kg seed.

§  Basal
application of 40 kg P₂O₅ kg/ha in green gram along with
recommended N and K

§  Basal
application of 30 kg P2O5 kg/ha in wheat along with recommended N and K

§  Seed
inoculation with Rhizobium and PSB each @ 50 g/kg seeds for green gram
and black gram during kharif season.

6.     In green gram and black gram,
a fertilizer dose  of  15
: 35 : 15 kg/ha of  N:P₂O₅:K₂O
for all the Agro-climatic zones of Assam

7.    
Weed management in spring black
gram: Propaquizafop 2.5% +
Imazethapyr 3.75%  (ready mix) @ 125 g/ha
at 15-20 DAS (commercial product @ 2 l/ha)

8.    
Integrated pest management
module in urd bean crop (Accepted for recommendation in the Plenary Session, Kharif 2019): Two lines sesame as
barrier crop

·       Installation
of bird perches @ 40/ha at 30 DAS

·       Installation
of yellow sticky trap (1mx1m) @ 15/ha

·        Need based application of quinalphos 25EC @
0.05%

9.    
Chemical management of
pod bugs in green gram (Accepted for recommendation in the Plenary Session, Kharif
2020): Sprays of quinalphos 25EC@ 0.05% at the appearance of the bugs followed
by dimethoate 30 EC @ 0.06% at 10 days interval in mung bean crop.

10.  Post-emergence
herbicides to manage weeds for higher productivity of Black gram: Propaquizafop 2.5%) + Imazethapyr 3.75% ME
(ready mix) @ 125 g/ha at 15-20 DAS.

Lentil

11.  For weed management in lentil,
application of Oxfluorofen @ 150 g a.i./ha as pre-emergence followed by 1 hand
weeding at 20 DAS or two hand weeding at 20 DAS and 30 DAS.

12.  The following practices for higher yield of lentil:

§  Seed
priming by soaking the seeds for 6 hours and drying in shade before sowing.

§  Inoculation
with Rhizobium @ 50 g/kg seed and PSB @ 50 g/kg seed.

§  Application
of 10-20-15 kg N-P₂O₅-K₂O/ha along with
Vermicompost @ 1 t/ha or FYM @ 2 t/ha as basal

§  Application
of foliar spray of 2% urea 2 times at branching (35 DAS) and at pod formation
(75 DAS) in addition to use of recommended P and K.

13.  Conservation agriculture in lentil under rice-fallow ecosystem: Direct seeding of lentil @ 45 kg/ha
with retention of 30 cm high stubbles in zero-till Sali rice-lands just after harvest (sequential cropping)

14.  Integrated nutrient management in zero till lentil under sequential
cropping with rice-: In zero tilled
lentil after rice, 75 % N (11.25 kg/ha or 1.5 kg/bigha) along with 100 % P₂O₅
(35 kg/ha or 4.7 kg/bigha) and 100 % K₂O (15 kg/ha or 2 kg/bigha)
should be applied at the time of sowing. Seed should be inoculated with Rhizobium (50g/kg seed) + Sodium
molybdate (1 g/kg).

15.  Integrated Nutrient Management in Lentil: In addition to fertilizer dose of 10-26-15 of N-P₂O₅-K₂O
kg/ha, Ammonium molybdate 0.5 kg/ha (67 g/bigha) and 20 kg ZnSO₄/ha
(2.7 kg/bigha) should be applied to soil. 
Seed should be inoculated with Rhizobium
and PSB each @ 50g/kg of seed.

16.  Integrated Nutrient Management in Lentil under rice-utera conditions (relay cropping): Under rice utera
condition, 5-13-0 of N-P₂O₅-K₂O kg/ha
(incubating with 10 parts soil for two days) should be applied at the time of sowing.
After the harvest of rice, N-P₂O₅-K₂O kg/ha @
5-13-15 (incubating with 10 parts soil for two days) should be top dressed.
Seed should be inoculated with Rhizobium and PSB each @ 50 g/kg seed. At
branching and pod initiation, 2 % urea should be sprayed.

17.  Weed Management in Lentil: Apply Pendimethalin 1.0 kg/ha or 133 g/bigha as
pre-emergence followed by hand weeding at 40 DAS.  In dry condition, Pendimethalin should not be
applied.

18.  Variety and seed rate of lentil for rice relay cropping: Under rice utera condition, a seed rate of 45 kg/ha or 6 kg/bigha should be
used. Lentil variety HUL 57 and KLS 218 may be used for rice utera condition.

19.  Direct seeding of lentil @ 45 kg/ha with retention of 30 cm high
stubbles in zero tilled Sali rice
lands just after harvest

Rajmah

20.  For optimum seed yield in Rajmah
following agro-techniques/advisories:

Best
time of sowing is Nov 20-30 (when maximum temperature reaches 27.7⁰C)
within the recommended time of mid October to end of November.

Spacing
of 30 cm × 10 cm

Seed
inoculation with PSB @ 50 g/kg seed

Basal
application of 60:45:40 kg/ka N:P₂O₅:K₂O

Application
of 2% urea spray 3 times at pre-flowering (45 DAS), pod formation (60 DAS) and
pod development (70DAS) stages.

Pea

21.  Residual soil nutrients available from preceding sali rice grown
with the application of vermicompost (1 t/ha) and FYM (2.5 t/ha) under low
input (N:P₂O₅:K₂O @ 20:10:10 kg/ha) condition
to produce significant higher pea yield without any additional doses of fertilizers
when pea is relayed with sali rice and one irrigation of 4 cm depth in pea at flowering stage.

22.  Nutrient management in field pea: Foliar spray with 0.5% NPK (19:19:19) or 2% urea
at pre-flowering and pod initiation stages of field pea along with a basal dose
of 20:46:15 kg N: P₂O₅: K₂O/ha

23.  INM in relayed Field pea: Seed treatment with Rhizobium-PSB consortium @ 50 g/kg seed and sodium
molybdate @ 0.5 g/kg seed and two sprays of 0.5% NPK (19:19:19) or 2% urea at branching and 15 days after
first spray for enhancing productivity of field pea under relay cropping with Sali rice

24.  Management of cutworm in field pea (Accepted for recommendation in
the Plenary Session, rabi 2020):
Mulching with rice straw @ 3.5 t/ha immediately after sowing as a physical
barrier against egg laying by the moth.

Lathyrus

25.  Lathyrus in
rice utera system

§  Without
rhizobium and PSP inoculation):

-   Application
of 7.5 kg N and 17.5 kg P₂O₅/ha at the time of sowing
before rice harvest

-   Application
of second dose @ 7.5 - 17.5 - 15 kg N, P₂O₅, K₂O/ha
at the time of rice harvest. [The fertilizers are to be incubated for 48 hours
with compost/ moist soil in 1 : 10 ratio before applying]

-   Apply
two foliar sprays of 2% urea at branching and pod initiation stages

§  With
rhizobium and PSB inoculation (50 g/kg):

-      Apply 5.0 kg N and 13.0 kg P2O5/ha at the
time of sowing before rice harvest

-     Apply
second dose @ 5 - 13 - 15 kg N- P₂O₅ - K₂O/ ha
at the time of rice harvest. [The fertilizers are to be incubated for 48 hours
with compost/ moist soil in 1 : 10 ratio before applying]

-     Apply
two foliar sprays of 2% urea at branching and pod initiation stages.

26.  Seed
rate of grass pea (Lathyrus) for relay cropping with rice: Grass pea should be
sown at a seed rate of 60 kg/ha (8 kg/bigha) for relay cropping with sali
rice

27.  Management
of aphids in (Accepted for recommendation in the Plenary Session, rabi 2019): Dusting with ash of crop
residues + fine sand @ 30 kg (25 kg ash + 5 kg sand)/ha just after appearance
of aphids during early morning hours and need based reapplication at
reproductive stage of lathyrus crop. 

Chickpea:

28.  Relay cropping of chickpea- chickpea seeds is to be broadcasted in
standing crop of Sali rice at 15-20 days after 50% flowering provided the soil
is in moistcondition.(2021)

29.  Treat the chickpea seed with Trichoderma harzanium (10g/kg seed) to manage the collar rot of
chickpea.

30.  Conservation
agriculture practiced for growing chickpea: Till the soil with two harrowing
and 1 planking and mulch the soil after sowing seeds with rice straw @ 2.0 t/ha
(2021)

Rapeseed-Mustard

31. 
Application of Borax @7.5
kg/ ha along with RDF.

32. 
Seed rate for late sown
rainfed toria grown after Sali paddy is 1.3 kg/bigha.

33. 
Seed inoculation of toria
with bio-fertilizer (Azotobacter and PSB each @40 g/kg of seed) and basal
application of 75% recommended dose of N( i.e. 45 kg/ha) and P₂O₅
 (i.e. 22.5 kg/ha) along with 100%
K₂O(i.e. 30 kg/ha)

34. 
Two foliar application of
1% Urea at flowering and pod filling stages along with basal  application of recommended fertilizer dose
i.e. 60 kg N, 30 kg P₂O₅ and 30 kg K₂O

35. 
Variety (Benoy), Seed
rate and fertilizer dose of Yellow sarson for Assam.

36. 
Management
of Alternaria blight disease
of Rapeseed: Foliar Spray with Mancozeb 75 WP @ 0.2% at 45 DAS followed
by Propiconazole 25 EC @ 0.05% at 60 DAS .

37.  Management of Alternaria blight disease of Rapeseed: Soil
Treatment with T. viride
(Biogreen)  @ 2.5 kg/ha (incubation 1:50)
+ Seed Treatment with T. viride
(Biogreen)  @ 5% +Foliar Spray with  T.
viride (Biogreen)  @ 5%  at 45 DAS (Accepted
for recommendation in the Plenary Session, rabi
2019)

Linseed

38.  Intercropping
of Linseed + Lentil (3:3) was recommended as remunerative over sole crop.

39.  Optimum
sowing time for higher yield of Linseed was recommended as Mid October to Mid
of November

40.  Auxin
applied at vegetative and reproductive stage @ 2.0 ppm was as plant growth
regulator was found to be best treatment for recording highest seed yield and
economic returns of linseed.

41. 
Rice- Linseed crop system
gave more profit (Rs.26101/ha) when the system was fed with phosphorus @75% P
+PSB (seed inoculation) to Sali rice and 75% to linseed

42.  Nutrient
management through exogenous application of two sprays of Urea @ 2.0% + ZnSO₄
@ 0.5% at vegetative and reproductive stage under utera condition of
linseed for maximum yield and economic returns of linseed

43.  Soil
application of ZnSO4 @ 25 kg/ha and borax @ 1.5 kg/ha at the time of sowing is
recommended for higher seed yield.

44. 
Straw mulching @10t/ha
was found quite effective for conservation of soil moisture in rainfed linseed.

45. 
Fertilizer application to
Rice-Linseed crop system @75%NPK+FYM 3t/ha +PSB to rice and 75%NPK +seed
inoculation with Azotobacter and PSB to linseed could fetch higher net monetary
return (Rs.33,562/ha).

46.   For control of wilt disease:

·       Seeds
should be treated with benomyl or carbendazim @ 2 g/kg of seed or Captan or
Thiram @ 3 g/kg of seed before sowing.

·       Suitable
crop rotation should be followed in the affected fields.

47.  For
effective control of Alternaria blight and higher seed yield, seed treatment
with salicylic acid at 100 ppm + foliar spray of salicylic acid at 100 ppm at
30 and 45 DAS recommended

Wheat

48.  Basal application of Borax @ 7.5 kg/ha
for Lower Brahmaputra Valley Zone,10 kg/ha for North Bank Plains Zone and
Central Brahmaputra Valley Zone in additio

Varieties developed

Jute

1. Tarun (C. olitorius): Duration (days); Fibre yield (q/ha): 31.5 (Notified by CVRC 2007)

2. Apeswaree (C. capsularis): Duration (days); Fibre yield (q/ha): 25.5 (Notified by CVRC 2011)

3. Kkhyati (C. capsularis): Duration (days): 120-125; Fibre yield (q/ha): 30 (Notified by CVRC 2017)

Blackgram :

1. Beki (SB 27-3) : Suitable for delayed kharif (recommended in 2015),

2. Kolong (SB 25-19) : Suitable for delayed kharif (recommended in 2015),

3. Sonkosh (SB 23-5) : Suitable for kharif (recommended in 2015),

4. Manah (SB 32-13) : Suitable for kharif (recommended in 2015)

5. AAU SBC 40(AAU SHN Urd 01): Suitable for Summer & kharif, Notified by CVRC 2022

6.AAU  SBC 47(AAU SHN Urd 02): Suitable for Summer & kharif, Released by SSSC 2022

7. AAU SB 42-8(AAU SHN Urd 03) Notified

8. AAU SBC 50 (Recommended)

Greengram:

1. SGC 16: Suitable for Summer & kharif, Notified by CVRC 2022

2. SGC 20 (AAU SHN Mung 02): Suitable for Summer & kharif, Notified in 2023

Lentil :

1. Asom Masur 1 (SL 2-24) (recommended in 2015),

2. Asom Masur 2 (SL 2-28) (recommended in 2015)

PPl 9

Pea

1. AAU SPC 101(AAU SHN Motor 01): Notified in 2023

Sesame:

1. AAU SHL Til 1(Champawati)-Notified by CVRC in 2022

Rapeseed

1. M-27: Duration (days): 90-95; Yield (q/ha): 10-12

2. TS-29: Duration (days): 85-90; Yield (q/ha): 10-12

3. TS 38: Duration (days): 90-95; Yield (q/ha): 10-12, Notified by CVRC in 2021

4. TS 36: Duration (days): 90-95; Yield (q/ha): 12

5. TS 46: Duration (days): 94; Yield (q/ha): 9-10

6. TS 67: Duration (days): 90; Yield (q/ha): 10-12

Varieties identified and recommended from AICRP on MULLaRP:

1. KU 301(Blackgram)

2. PU 31(Blackgram)

3. HUL 57 (Lentil)

4. KLS 218 (Lentil)

5. Arun (Rajmah)

6. HUR 301 (Rajmah)

7. HUR 203 (Rajmah)

8. Prateek (Lathyrus)

9. Mahateora (Lathyrus)

10. Ratan (Lathyrus)

Chickpea :

1. JG 14 : Short duration, medium seeded (recommended in 2015),

2. JG 16 : Short duration (recommended in 2015),

3. GNG 2207 : Short duration (recommended in 2019 by TCM rabi, 2019)

Indian Mustard identified and recommended

1. NRCHB 101: Duration (days): 108; Yield (q/ha): 13-15

2. TM 2: Duration (days):105-115; Yield (q/ha): 12-16

3. TM 4: Duration (days): 105-115; Yield (q/ha): 12-16

4. Varuna: Duration (days): 110-120; Yield (q/ha): 12-16

Linseed

1. Padmini: Recommended for Utera situation of Assam in 2018-19

2. Shekhar: Recommended for Utera situation of Assam in 2018-19

3. RLC-153: Recommended for Utera situation of Assam in 2019-20

4. RLC-165: Recommended for Utera situation of Assam by Rabi TCM 2022

Wheat: Varieties Identified & Recommended for Assam (PoP for Rabi Crops of Assam, 2019):

1. DBW 39: Duration (days): 110-115, Yield (q/ha): 30-35 (Recommender in 2019)

2. HD 2967: Duration (days): 125-130, Yield (q/ha): 35-40 (Recommender in 2021)