24th August,2023, Kadiyam,
ICAR-Directorate of Floricultural Research, Regional Station Organized an Interactive Meet with Nursery Growers on 24.08.2023 at Sir Arthur Cotton Nursery Farmers Association Conference Hall at Kadiyam, Andhra Pradesh
Dr. K. V. Prasad, The Director of the Institute briefed about the ongoing research and extension activities of ICAR-DFR, Regional Station and requested the nursery farmers to flag important issues faced by nursery farmers to be worked upon by ICAR-DFR.
Sh. Mallu Polaraju, President of the nurserymen association, Kadiyam and other nursery farmers expressed important issues viz., soilless and alternate potting media, decomposing methods for coco peat and agricultural waste, tools and machinery, tissue culture protocols for important ornamental nursery plants, nematodes and diseases infesting nursery plants. They also emphasized the requirement of training for nursery farmers on some important areas.
Scientists of the Regional Station briefed the nurserymen on the research work carried out on these areas and technologies available at present in these domains. A tentative month wise training calendar was proposed by the scientists to create awareness on important issues faced by the farmers.
(Source: ICAR-DFR. Pune)
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