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Resource Management
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Integrated farming system under rainfed condition.
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Tillage and nutrient management for resources conservation and improving soil quality under rainfed agriculture.
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To evaluate crop sequence and nutrient management respect to sustain crop yield and soil productivity under rainfed agriculture
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To study the evapotranspiration during different phenophase of kharif crop
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Alternate land use system in groundnut base crop production system under rainfed condition.
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To workout the suitable inter cropping system for different crops
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Effect of soil conditioners and mulching on growth and yield.
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b)
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Rainwater Management
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Evluation of rainfall erosivity index and soil erodibility factor in medium black soil under different cropping systems.
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Response of groundnut to supplementary irrigation.
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Rainfall analysis for crop planning.
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4.
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Effect of mulching and MIS in fruit and field crops.
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Soil moisture conservation through soil conditioners under dry farming conditions.
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c)
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Nutrient Management:
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Integrated nutrient supply system for rainfed / semi arid crops
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To study the integrated nutrient management in different crops.
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Fertilizer management in intercropping system under dry farming conditions
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Survey nutrient content of trees, shrubs and weeds inrespeft to preparation of enrich compost in North Saurashtra Agroclimatic Zone
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To evaluate the potentiality of vermi-culture in respect to organic waste management under rainfed agriculture
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Potentiality of organic farming in respect to sustain the soil productivity under rainfed agriculture.
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Development of technology for rapid composting of crop residues under rainfed conditions
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To study the status of available nutrient under different crop sequence in North Saurashtra Agroclimatic Zone
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Integrated nutrient management for cropping sequence under rainfed agriculture
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To explore the potentiality of bio-fertilizer and natural resources for sustaining crop and soil productivity under rainfed condition
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d)
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Crop Improvement:
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Screening of varieties of different crops for increasing crop productivity of the dry farming areas.
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Large/small scale varietal trials of groundnut, sesame, castor, cotton, green gram, black gram, cowpea, soybean, pearl millet, sorghum etc..
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Maintenance and evaluation of arid fruit and medicinal crops under dry farming condition
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Screening of high yielding released/pre-released genotypes of bunch groundnut for drought tolerance/resistance
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Participatory varietal selection of groundnut
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e)
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Plant Protection
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Survey, surveillance and forecasting of pests and diseases of various crops.
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2.
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Surveillance of pink boll worm in cotton under rainfed conditions.
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3.
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Management of mealy bug infesting cotton under dry farming condition.
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Eco-friendly management of different pest of various crops under rainfed condition
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Determination of economics threshold level (ETL) of different pest of various crops under rainfed condition.
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To study of weather parameters in relation to initiation and development of stem rot of groundnut.
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Population dynamics of different pest of various crops in relation to different weather parameters
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Management of different disease of various crops under rainfed condition.
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f)
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Agro-met Advisory Service:
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Weekly weather forecasting and advice for package of practices to be follow by farmers.
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g)
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Plant Clinical Service
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Plant sample diagnosis and advice.
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Field diagnosis service.
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Telephonic problem diagnosis and advisory service.
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Special team visit at farmer’s field by the scientist.
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Information broadcasting through radio, T.V., news paper, bulletins, pamphlets, film show, krushi mela etc.
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